7 sound discs (8 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Note
Disc 7 is enhanced and includes a PDF file with bonus images.
Performer
Read by Mike Chamberlain.
Summary
Gary Taubes explores American obesity in an attempt to discover the underlying causes. Here, he argues that certain types of carbohydrates, rather than fats, are to blame for the country's epidemic and reveals how Americans are trapped in a deadly cycle of obesity because of bad nutritional science and poor lifestyles.