Gary Taubes, author of "Why We Get Fat", poses for a portrait at his home in Berkeley, Calif., on Saturday, February 12, 2011.

Policy Reason.tv: How the Government Makes You Fat—Gary Taubes on Obesity, Carbs, and Bad Science Zach Weissmueller | 7.19.2012 12:55 PM ...

Join a live Web chat Monday, June 6 at 11 a.m. PT (1 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. ET) and get the lowdown from author Gary Taubes on why certain carbs may be making you fat.

Once more, with feeling "Why We Get Fat" (Knopf, $24.95) Science journalist Gary Taubes rejects the mainstream medical assertion that overeating causes obesity. In his convincing new book "Why We ...