Is It All Been A Big Fat Lie Analysis

Is it all a big fat lie? Is it a lie that cutting out all carbohydrates and fats help you lose weight? Well, in the article What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie? By Gary Taubes discusses the obesity epidemic through out America. Arguing that the root of the so-called obesity epidemic is our consumption of carbohydrates. Taubes uses many researchers studies and claims to provide evidence to his argument. Through giving percentages and researchers findings, Taubes is able to put together a very convincing and reliable article to draw attention to the obesity epidemic. Everyone’s body is different. Some people may have big thighs, a big butt, big stomach or small thighs, flat butt, flat stomach and maybe somewhere in the middle. There are different …show more content…
All through out America there are fast food places that are quick, cheap, and easy. Food advertisements on television and billboards around the country that persuade American’s to eat unhealthy foods. The toxic environment of unhealthy foods being cheap and easily accessible has lead to an increase in the obesity epidemic in America. By providing research from a psychologist, who studies the human mind and its function, with the bonus of being from one of the top universities in America makes the claim of living a “toxic food environment” more believable. Taubes evolves this research and evidence to provide a good name with some thing easy to refer to and remember. A phrase that can stick in a person’s mind and make the article more …show more content…
All these findings helped his writing to be more on the factual side of things, rather than just opinion. However, he does manage to incorporate his own opinion toward the end of his writing piece. He has written on a subject that is not widely known about. Yes, most people know about the obesity epidemic that America is in, about how bad this is and can become in the future for America. But, Taubes wants to point out that fat is actually better for you than carbohydrates. Most people would not believe that due to all the diets and weight loss programs out there. But, he used researchers data was very believable just by says where they go to school or work for. A good portion of his quotes and findings from researches are from top college universities in the United States. Seeing or hearing Harvard, Yale or Center for Disease Control makes what is said stands out and is easy to believe. Taubes whole article is based on others finding, but all put together to his own finding and outcome. Through the percentages and researchers findings, Taubes collected for his writing made up his article to produce an well written article. An article that is very convincing, reliable and new. All the quoting makes up what Taubes article is and provides evidence for his