Episode 34: Gary Taubes

Welcome to Protecting Your Nest with Dr. Tony Hampton. Gary Taubes is an award winning scientist and health journalist as well as being the co-founder/director of the Nutrition Science Initiative. He is the author of several books, former staff writer for Discovery, and a correspondent for Science. He graduated from Harvard and Stanford with degrees in physics and engineering respectively.

In their discussion, Gary and Dr. Tony discuss the difference between good and bad science, historical paradigms for understanding the cause of obesity, Gary’s new book, The Case for Keto, personal experiences with success on the Keto diet, historical perspective on the natural human diet, whether or not the LowCarb/ketogenic diet is sustainable, and Gary’s motivation for continuing to pursue the nutrition-science related work he is doing.

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Gary Taubes:

• Books, Articles, and Interviews
• Website
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Dr. Tony Hampton:

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• LinkedIn Account
• Youtube Account
• Advocate Aurora Healthcare Profile
• Dr. Hampton’s Low Carb Corner (Diet Doctor)