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It's not complicated, it's merely false.

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/carbohydrate-h...

There have been scientific studies out since the 30's entirely dismissing calorie counting as being effective.

[citation needed. The actual studies please, not Gary Taubes.]

> This brings us to a core concept that Taubes fails to incorporate in his thinking: the idea that insulin signaling in fat tissue depends both on the concentration of insulin around, and on the sensitivity of cells to that insulin. In obesity, fat tissue is insulin resistant.

Did the author of the article read another Taubes book?

In the mentioned book, insulin resistance was a very important point. And the reason I cringe when I hear someone is injecting even more insulin into their body to combat diabetes.

Insulin resistance is Type 2 Diabetes, whereas insulin injections are a treatment (not a cure) for Type 1 Diabetes. Despite the common name of diabetes, they're actually completely different diseases that share many symptoms. It's also possible to have both.

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