Gary Taubes to Appear Tomorrow on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio

Just a quick reminder. Tune in tomorrow, Thursday, at 4 pm EST, to Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio, when I interview one of America's most revered science writer Gary Taubes.

Dear readers of this blog, if you have any questions about what kinds of foods you should eat to lose weight and what you should do to avoid heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, then you need to catch this show either live -- or afterwards.

Gary -- author of Bad Science and Nobel Dreams and a correspondent for Science magazine -- will debunk some of your most cherished beliefs.

Interestingly, this sure-to-be-provocative Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show comes on the same day that Gary appears on "Good Morning, America" and "Nightline."

In our show, the award-winning journalist will discuss some of the eye-opening findings that he discusses in his new book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease.

Gary's book -- which is being published this week by Alfred A. Knopf -- is so highly anticipated among fans of the low-carb diet and nutrition experts and scientists nationwide that my blogging compatriot Jimmy Moore (to whom I owe credit for the photo to your left) has dubbed this week "Celebrate Gary Taubes Week."

Before Gary appears tomorrow on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio, I highly recommend that you read a few enlightening articles by Gary before (or after) our interview.

• Read Gary's now-famous, provocative 2002 New York Times Magazine article, "What If It's All Been A Big Fat Lie?"  This fabulous piece -- which I was thrilled to see while smack in the midst of researching  my book SUGAR SHOCK! -- exposed some of the most cherished nutrition myths. It was wonderful to see him expose the stupidity of the widely cherished low-fat diet and the efficacy of the low-carb diet.
• Next, check out Gary's article, "Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?", which appeared in The New York Times Magazine last week. You also can catch his responses, and you can listen to him discuss his story on NPR, too.
• And then read his Gary's eye-opening piece, "The Scientist and the Stairmaster: Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong," which shocks people reading New York Magazine.

So, do you have any questions for Gary? Let me know ASAP what you'd like to find out.

Remember, if you miss my interview with Gary, you can easily listen after the fact just by visiting the Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio website.

By the way, I'll ask Gary about some of these fascinating findings:

• Refined carbs and sugars cause heart disease and type 2 diabetes. (I'm thrilled that an esteemed science writer such as Gary Taubes arrives at the same conclusions that I also discuss in SUGAR SHOCK!)
• These quickie carbs also are likely dietary causes of cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
• Exercise doesn't lead to weight loss.
• Obesity isn't caused by overeating and sedentary behavior.
• Salt does not cause high blood pressure.
• Fiber isn't a necessary part of a healthy diet.
• Saturated fat and cholesterol don't cause heart disease. (Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra, M.D., contributing author to SUGAR SHOCK!, also makes that point in our book.)
• Obesity is caused by our hormonal responses to the carbs in our diet.

Remember, if you miss my interview with Gary Taubes, you can listen after the fact, at your convenience.