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Author of Rethinking Diabetes, The Case for Keto, The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Bad Science, and Nobel Dreams

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@garytaubes
gary taubes
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1960: < 2 million Americans with diagnosed diabetes Today: 30 million* Is this a problem that can be solved by drug therapy? There must be a better way My new book, Rethinking Diabetes, is out Jan 2 https://t.co/NaU4gzarCD #diabetes #wefightdiabetes * https://t.co/GtlQ1DvQ5d
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@garytaubes
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How Diabetes Guidelines Drifted Away From Diet Science For decades, diabetes guidelines shaped behavior without properly testing diet itself. When beliefs replace evidence, millions pay the price. #Diabetes #NutritionScience #MetabolicHealth #HealthPolicy #MedicalResearch
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@garytaubes
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But, Nina, "experts recommend" against it. Along these lines, a far more thoughtful editorial, by Danish nutritionist Arne Astrup, just appeared in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. I'd trust Astrup on the state of the evidence before the NYT. He cares that he's
ajcn.nutrition.org
Atherosclerosis remains globally the leading cause of death, and the potential for prevention through smoking cessation, physical activity, and a healthy diet remains untapped. There is good evidence...
@bigfatsurprise
Nina Teicholz, PhD
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I talked to this reporter for an hour. I explained that the most rigorous data on saturated fats are long-term clinical trials showing NO effect of these fats on total mortality, cardiovascular mortality. I also sent this reporter via email all the systematic reviews and
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You Can’t Pill Your Way Out of a Carb Problem If the issue is how the body responds to carbs, no pill can fix it without consequences. Sometimes the simplest solution is the hardest one to accept. #Nutrition #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #HealthEducation #Wellness #ScienceBased
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Uhhmm, did somebody say "no starches, no sugar?" Now that's interesting.
@hubermanlab
Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
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Lifts 2hrs a day, 5am start, 7 days a week. Before work begins… and no starches, no sugar, 84 years old, cognitively and physically strong… the Mighty Twyla Tharp. On the Huberman Lab podcast out now.
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@garytaubes
gary taubes
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How Insulin Changed the Way We Eat... and Not Always for the Better The history of diabetes shows how treatment shaped diet itself. #DiabetesHistory #NutritionScience #MetabolicHealth #PublicHealth #MedicalHistory #HealthEducation #WellnessInsights
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gary taubes
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The Original Diabetes Treatment Was Basically Keto Sometimes history already had the answer. #Diabetes #Keto #LowCarb #HealthHistory #NutritionScience #Metabolism #Wellness
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@ProfTimNoakes
Tim Noakes
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I simply do not understand how the most strident lipidologists on X simply ignore these data as if they do not exist. Perhaps it's because the key treatment for managing type 2 diabetes is dietary change; whereas the treatment for a "raised" cholesterol is a lucrative drug, the
@robertlufkinmd
Robert Lufkin MD
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Diabetes and smoking rather than cholesterol are the biggest risk factors for heart disease.
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@Metabolic_Mind
Metabolic Mind
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A new meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry examined 50 different keto studies, totaling over 40,000 participants, that included depression and anxiety outcomes. The results? Modest improvement in depression symptoms across different populations and diagnoses in both
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Tim Noakes
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@MartinJames888 Thanks so much Martin @MartinJames888. I've been richly rewarded for taking the stands I have. Our physiological research since 2017 with @PhilipPrins11 and @AKoutnik has produced what I think will be our most significant legacy showing that exercise performance is not
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gary taubes
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Why Diabetes Guidelines Ignore the Only Diet That Consistently Works Is it time to rethink what “standard of care” actually means? #Diabetes #HealthScience #Nutrition #LowCarb #Keto #HealthFacts #Wellness #DietTips
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Why Cutting Carbs Can Lead to Rapid Weight Loss Carbohydrates impact fat gain differently than calories alone. For people who gain weight easily, removing carbs often leads to weight loss because fat and protein don’t trigger the same metabolic response. How you replace those
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gary taubes
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The Wild History of Diagnosing Diabetes #Diabetes #MedicalHistory #HealthFacts #Endocrinology #WellnessEducation
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Metabolic Mind
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Proud to highlight this partnership with @ProfDeannaK, a Metabolic Mind Clinical Advisor, and the work being done to build capacity for metabolic therapy in mental health treatment. Watch our video to learn how this initiative will empower practitioners:
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Baszucki Group
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Baszucki Group is proud to announce a partnership with @UMmedschool for an innovative training initiative that will build capacity for delivering ketogenic metabolic therapy in mental health care. Led by @ProfDeannaK, this initiative aims to educate and empower practitioners by
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Why Calories Aren’t the Whole Story, Insulin Controls Fat Storage #Metabolism #Insulin #WeightLossScience #HormonalHealth #DiabetesEducation #FatLossTips #HealthScience #NutritionFacts
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No handouts. Just hard work. @EricTrump shares what growing up in the Trump family was really like. Watch the full interview.
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gary taubes
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Fat storage isn’t controlled by willpower or workouts alone. #Metabolism #WeightLossScience #Hormones #InsulinResistance #FatLossTips #HealthEducation
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gary taubes
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Our world is full of agents that may (or may not) kill us prematurely or inflict grievous harm: cell phones, vaccines, chemical toxins, pick your poison. But the evidence that fuels our anxieties manifests a familiar pattern: It look like exactly what you'd expect from
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gary taubes
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The Hidden Danger Behind Lowering Blood Sugar Too Fast Understanding the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 insulin needs is critical. #DiabetesEducation #HealthFacts #InsulinResistance #MedicalTruths #BloodSugarHealth
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gary taubes
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Why Old Diabetes Tests Missed the Real Problem Understanding these gaps changes everything about how we view diabetes today. #DiabetesAwareness #HealthEducation #MetabolicHealth #BloodSugarScience #FunctionalMedicine
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@garytaubes
gary taubes
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The Diabetes Breakthrough That Saved Millions… and the Myth It Accidentally Created #DiabetesEducation #HealthFacts #Type2Diabetes #MedicalHistory #Insulin #HealthAwareness
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