Gary Taubes

Born: 1956-04-30

Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The case for keto: rethinking weight control and the science and practice of low-carb/high-fat eating (2020), The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism. These include the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award, which he won in 1996, 1999 and 2001. (He is the first print journalist to win this award three times.) Taubes graduated from Harvard College in 1977 with an S.B. degree in applied physics, and received an M.S. degree in engineering from Stanford University (1978) and in journalism from Columbia University (1981).


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That Sugar Film

as Self / Investigative Science Journalist / Author, Why We Get Fat
Released: 2014-07-31

One man's journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique...

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Carb-Loaded: A Culture Dying to Eat

as Himself
Released: 2014-09-25

One in three Americans is pre-diabetic. A huge percentage of them do not know that they are...

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The Perfect Human Diet

as Self / Science Journalist / Author, Good Calories Bad Calories
Released: 2012-05-22

"The Perfect Human Diet" is an unprecedented global exploration to find a solution to our...

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Fat Head

as Self
Released: 2009-02-03

A comedian replies to the "Super Size Me" crowd by losing weight on a fast-food diet while...

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Sugar Coated

as Self - Author
Released: 2015-04-25

The investigation and exposure of the US sugar industry’s systematic hijacking of scientific...

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Fat Fiction

as Self - Investigative Science Journalist / Author
Released: 2020-03-13

Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades...

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FAT: A Documentary

as Self - Journalist / Author
Released: 2019-07-19

Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want you to join...

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FAT: A Documentary 2

as Self / Investigative Journalist / Author / NuSI
Released: 2021-01-03

FAT: A Documentary 2 is the sequel to the international sensation that delves deeper into the...

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Cholesterol: The Great Bluff

as Self - Scientific Journalist
Released: 2016-10-18

The link between heart disease and blood cholesterol is a medical dogma that has existed for the...

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