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		DrStalker on Jan 1, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gary Taubes: The Inanity of Overeating The article is not helpful in any practical way. It simply gives the core thesis that eating too much doesn't make you fat, and that the author knows some secret that he will reveal in his book once you buy it. Why should I give any more weight to this than any of the thousands of other "buy this diet secret!" books out there?

DougBTX on Jan 1, 2011 [–]

The article is not helpful in any practical way.

True, but what it does do is explain why the "thermodynamic" explanation, although correct, is not practically useful.

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