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We may forget that the science is not adequately described, or ambiguous, even if the public-health policy seems to be set in stone.

— Gary Taubes Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

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Men who have excessive faith in their theories or ideas are not only ill prepared for making discoveries; they also make very poor observations.

Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

One of the most reproducible findings in obesity research, as I’ve said, is that fat people, on average, eat no more than lean people.

Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

The documented failure of semi-starvation diets for the obese dates back at least half a century.

Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

Children do not grow because they eat voraciously; rather, they eat voraciously because they are growing.

Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

Neither eating less nor exercising more will lead to long-term weight loss, as the body naturally compensates.

Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)

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