Gary Taubes is an American journalist and author known for his work in the fields of science and health. He is a co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative and has written extensively on diet and nutrition, advocating for low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diets. His notable books include 'Good Calories, Bad Calories,' 'Why We Get Fat,' and 'The Case Against Sugar,' where he challenges conventional beliefs about diet and obesity.
Taubes has received several prestigious awards for his journalism, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research and the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization. He is recognized for his investigative approach to health reporting, often questioning widely accepted dietary guidelines and emphasizing the role of carbohydrates in obesity and metabolic syndrome.
