Gary Taubes, the Man Who Knows Why America Is Fat | GQ

This Man Knows Why America Is Fat

For decades, America has tried to fight its obesity epidemic through promoting low-calorie, low-fat diets and exercise as the keys to a lean body. But it hasn’t worked; we’re still getting fatter. However, over the past few years, some scientists and journalists have come forward to introduce an alternative theory: We don’t get fat because we eat fat, we get fat because we eat sugar.