Gary Taubes Responds to Critics Dismissing the Case Against Sugar

Is the hypothesis that sugar is the greatest factor contributing to obesity and type 2 diabetes too simplistic – and maybe even wrong?

Not surprisingly some of the usual critics of Gary Taubes and any work mentioning “insulin” – like Stephan Guyenet and Yoni Freedhoff – have critizised Taubes’ latest book The Case Against Sugar.

Here’s Taubes’ response to his critics, and it’s well worth reading:

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