The Low-Carb Fraud

By: T. Colin Campbell

Narrated by: Don Hagen

By now, the low-carb diet's refrain is a familiar one: "Bread is bad for you. Fat doesn't matter. Carbs are the real reason you can't lose weight."

The low-carb universe Dr. Atkins brought into being continues to expand. Low-carb diets, from South Beach to The Zone and beyond, are still the go-to method for weight loss for millions. These diets' marketing may differ, but they all share two crucial components: the condemnation of "carbs" and an emphasis on meat and fat for calories. Even the latest diet trend, the Paleo diet, is—despite its increased focus on some wholefoods—just another variation on the same carbohydrate fears.

In The Low-Carb Fraud, longtime leader in the nutritional science field T. Colin Campbell outlines where and how the low-carb proponents get it wrong: Where the belief came from that carbohydrates are bad and why it persists despite all the evidence to the contrary. The foods we misleadingly refer to as "carbs" aren't all created equal, and treating them that way has major consequences for our nutritional well-being.

If you're considering a low-carb diet, listen to this book first. It will change the way you think about what you eat—and how you should be eating to lose weight and optimize your health, now and for the long term.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2014 T. Colin Campbell (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

The low-carb diet threatens our health and our planet we must put it into this nonsense

I recently watched a documentary that shows that 51% of global greenhouse gas emissions aredue to the animal agriculture business only 13% is from transportation the shocking truth of the matter is that not only is a low-carb diet devastating for our planet it is also devastating for a Health long term.

very informative

I love reading Campbell's works, but this narrator puts me to sleep! I wish someone else had been chosen for his books.

Did I read the same back as those with a negative view?

This is the third book By Dr. Campbell I’ve read.
His work is renowned. I find him reasonable and eloquent in his writings as well as his on screen interview.People mention how he “trash” talks Gary Taubes? I don’t get it. Do people know what trash talk is? Or what one sided argumentation is? If you have read any of his printed books you will see his long involvement in this subject matter. And how easily his references are to fact check. I’m not a vegan. But I find his books on nutritional health to be on some of the most revealing and authentic. The narrator could maybe be more “lively” but for the subject matter I believe he works. Great book!

worth a listen

This was interesting and worth listening to understand different viewpoints. I would love to see the OMNI trial and Blue Zones discussed in this low fat/ low carb debate. Both suggest that the macronutrient distribution doesn't matter quite as much as the actual foods (within reason). I think most scholars agree that we should not be eating large quantities of refined grains, added sugars, or animal fats. It doesn't have to be such a polarized issue.

Short and simple.

This was a good rebuttal to the low-carb craze. However, this is not the entire argument one does need to read his book hole, and the China study to get all the data which supports the Whole Foods plant-based diet. I do think it was important for him to address some of these issues. I was hoping he’d spend more time on the Paleo diet. But the appendix section in the back was certainly a good start. Anyone interested in the vegetarian rebuttal to the low-carb, high-fat high protein diet should check this book out.