And I designed my diet after reading Gary Taubes -- "Good Calories, Bad Calories" is very much not a diet book.
Moreover, because this advice runs so contrary to conventional dietary wisdom, many in the community are fascinated by reviewing studies for strengths & flaws (in the similar spirit of code-reviews); consequently, I've learned more about both human physiology and the scientific process in the past few months than my entire life (which is beneficial regardless of whether or not I continue down the low-carb path).
For example, compare the quality of minds at work in the following post (it takes off in the comments): http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/diet-myths-are-the-inui...
Here's another example: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/saturated-fat/abcs-big-me...