“If the members of the American medical establishment were to have a collective find-yourself-standing-naked-in-Times-Square-type nightmare, this might be it.”
So begins one of the most thought-provoking articles I have read in a long time. Written by Gary Taube, “What If It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie” was featured in the New York Times back in 2002 and has been causing all kinds of controversy ever since. Today’s post is extremely short because I want you to read this article. That’s right, I’m giving you homework. Read it at work, read it at home, print it out and read it on the toilet, whatever floats your boat.
Being the skeptic that I am, I searched for responses that discredit Taubes. I immediately found Michael Fumento’s rebuttal to this article here, followed by Gary’s rebuttal to the rebuttal here, and then Fumento’s rebuttal of the rebuttal to the rebuttal. Personally, I think we should just put Taubes and Fumento in a steel cage and let them duke it out. Now it’s your turn: I’d love to hear your thoughts on the article and whether you think Gary is absolutely correct, a complete wackjob, or somewhere in between.
I’ll post my complete thoughts on this back-and-forth debate in the comments section at the end of the day (I’ll be away from a computer for the whole day), but I want to hear from you guys before I jump into the fray.
-Steve
PS – Gary has written a book that details this theory more elaborately: Good Calories, Bad Calories.
