17+ Good Calories, Bad Calories Background. Good calories, bad calories is written by scientific journalist gary taubes who initially outlined his theories about diet and weight loss in a popular article in the new york times magazine in 2002. Imagine for a moment if you nourished yourself only with pure sugar.
It would lower triglyceride levels, raise hdl (good cholesterol) levels.
Yes, calories are calories whether they come from carrots or cookies but that's not the end of the story. Learn why dietary fat isn't as bad as its rap, how modern medicine and media have good calories, bad calories? For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more. Counting calories alone is a good start when formulating a healthy meal plan, but knowing how many calories you should take in per day is only the beginning.
