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In this episode Gary Taubes discusses the flaws in conventional nutrition science, the history of the diet-heart hypothesis, and the impact of scientific misconceptions on public health and dietary guidelines.Gary Taubes is an American science journalist, investigative writer, and author known for challenging conventional thinking about diet, obesity, and metabolic disease. His work focuses on the scientific debate around carbohydrates, sugar, insulin, and the causes of obesity, and he is widely recognized for bringing historical and scientific scrutiny to mainstream nutrition guidelines.

His books include Good Calories, Bad Calories, Case Against Sugars, Case for Keto, Diet Delusion amongst many others.

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