It doesn’t seem to me they’ve tried to distinguish different types of carbs—as far as I can tell they didn’t rule out (e.g.) starch being more satiating than fats but fats being more satiating than sugar.
That’s the wrong nitpick, but you shouldn’t dismiss it as just a nitpick. One interpretation is that the issue is fiber, not starch vs sugar. The abstract does mention that glycemic index is a useful axis to consider, but it also generalizes to all carbs, which is silly.
Nah, I was genuinely wondering. I’m not in the US, I don’t know if you guys have had a mainstream opinion that excessive drinking of coca cola is absolutely fine, or some other ridiculous heresy like that. (I suspect not, but then Taubes acts as if yes. I don’t think even regular people ever thought that sugars were totally ok and couldn’t make you fat)
I don’t know if you guys have had a mainstream opinion that excessive drinking of coca cola is absolutely fine, or some other ridiculous heresy like that. (I suspect not, but then Taubes acts as if yes. I don’t think even regular people ever thought that sugars were totally ok and couldn’t make you fat)
That’s the wrong nitpick, but you shouldn’t dismiss it as just a nitpick. One interpretation is that the issue is fiber, not starch vs sugar. The abstract does mention that glycemic index is a useful axis to consider, but it also generalizes to all carbs, which is silly.
Well, it’s part of the mainstream that you shouldn’t be getting significant fraction of your dietary intake from sugar, right?
I was just nitpicking, not defending Taubes. I’m editing the grandparent to make it clearer.
Nah, I was genuinely wondering. I’m not in the US, I don’t know if you guys have had a mainstream opinion that excessive drinking of coca cola is absolutely fine, or some other ridiculous heresy like that. (I suspect not, but then Taubes acts as if yes. I don’t think even regular people ever thought that sugars were totally ok and couldn’t make you fat)
Neither am I.
The OP asked the same question here.