he's a great writer who happens to have learned how to leverage fad diets into an incredible fortune. He just another charlatan getting rich on the scientific illiteracy of the public.
That would matter if he was presenting his own opinions. The book summarizes diet science and its political influences over the last 100 years. Taubes, as a professional science writer, is perfectly qualified to do that.
he's a great writer who happens to have learned how to leverage fad diets into an incredible fortune. He just another charlatan getting rich on the scientific illiteracy of the public.
He isn't selling fad diets; he's presenting the results of his examination of the scientific literature. If you don't understand that basic fact, you're in no position to criticize his findings.