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Why We Get Fat: Diet Trends and Food Policy

Stanford Medicine

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  • Published by Stanford Medicine, one of the health institutions Rounds lists. Nobody has recommended it in the communities yet, so it ranks below community picks.
  • Presented by Gary Taubes and Christopher Gardner, PhD, as the video describes them
  • May be out of date. Uploaded 13 years ago, in an area where guidance changes.
  • Debated among experts. Its central claim is contested, so look for the other side.

Assumes interest and some biology. Education, not medical advice.

140K views13 years ago

NutritionHeart and metabolismObesity and weightDiets comparedSugar and carbohydrates

Gary Taubes and Christopher Gardner, PhD, discuss the causes of obesity, diet trends, and the impact of public food policy.

Gary Taubes, Science Journalist and Dr. Christopher Gardner, Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of Nutrition Studies at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, November 27, 2012

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