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Podcast: The mindbodygreen Podcast
Episode: What nutrition science gets wrong about weight loss | Gary Taubes, science journalist
Description: Gary Taubes: “When you pay attention to what makes a fat cell fat, it's insulin—it just dominates everything.”Taubes, an award-winning science journalist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss why conventional nutrition advice sometimes doesn't work for weight loss (and what actually does), plus:*How to evade a sweet tooth**Why calorie restriction is a fools errand**How a low-carb, high-fat keto diet can help lower insulin levels**The truth about keto-friendly sweeteners**Exactly what happens to your fat cells during a fast*