Gary Taubes

S6E6: The Carbohydrate Insulin Model (CIM) of Obesity: Does Increasing Body-Fatness Drive Positive Energy Balance?

Season 6, Episode 6

In Season 6, Episode 6, Marc interviews Gary Taubes, author and science journalist, best known for his books Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat to discuss the new iteration of Carbohydrate-Insulin model of obesity, which proposed a reversal of causation: increasing body-fatness drives energy excess (versus energy excess driving increased body-fatness)

SUMMARY OF EPISODE:

3:07 – Gary’s background as

6:05 - What makes a good journalist?

9:08 – Challenges and skills learned in Gary’s early days as a journalist

16:05 – When did Gary shift toward investigating and writing about nutrition and health?

22:35 – Gary’s new book on the history of type-2 diabetes?

24:10 – Gary shares insights on his interpretation of the energy balance model (EBM) and its history.

29:30 – How Gary and colleagues uncovered the original iteration of the carbohydrate insulin model (CIM) the recent paper from Dr. David Ludwig et colleagues on the carbohydrate insulin model

38:45 – Is there a specific phenotype in the population who experience more adverse fattening effects from carbohdyrates?

42:45 – Other dietary components that may contribute to CIM: fructose, fiber intake, protein, etc.

46:50 – The challenge of testing ‘glycemic load’ in a research setting

51:38 – What role does the brain play in the Carb Insulin Model (CIM)?

101:20 – To sum up: what do CIM and EBM agree and disagree on?

102:00 – Gary’s pick for NBA champion this year (2022)

ABOUT GARY TAUBES

Twitter: https://twitter.com/garytaubes

Website: http://garytaubes.com/

RESEARCH PAPERS:

The carbohydrate-insulin modeThe carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemicl: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic

The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out

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