Why Do We Get Fat Summary

In "Why do we get fat?" Gary Taubes argues that obesity is caused by the "highly processed grains" and "sugars" that are consumed. Many would argue that it's the over eating that makes a person fat but really it's just the fact that they're eating the wrong things. The targeted audience would be health researchers and people who are fighting obesity. The purpose of this article is to inform people that they're are certain foods when eating a lot of, leads to obesity. People expect to lose weight by lessing the food they eat but continue to eating carbohydrates that don't benefit their body. The effect this has on the audience is that they can't expect to lose any weight if they resume eating food that store fat instead of releasing them.