Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes is an American investigative science and health journalist and author. He is known for his work challenging conventional wisdom on diet, weight control, and disease, particularly focusing on the role of carbohydrates and insulin in obesity. He is the co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org).
Awards
['Science in Society Journalism Award (three times)', 'MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship', 'Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research', 'International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization']
Notable Works
['Nobel Dreams (1987)', 'Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion (1993)', 'Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007)', 'Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (2010)', 'The Case Against Sugar (2016)', 'The Case for Keto (2020)', 'Rethinking Diabetes (2024)']
