Sylvia Tara

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Sylvia Tara


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Sylvia Tara holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and has worked at the world’s largest biotechnology companies. Tara lives in the Los Angeles area.

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Staying Productive During the Coronavirus Pandemic

I hope you are all doing well and staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Just a few months ago, who would have thought we’d be hunkered down fearing a microscopic organism with potential to burrow into our lungs. I live in a region under lock down so I’m staying at home, at most going to the grocery store. It’s only been a week of this and I already feel like a hibernating sloth. I don’t kn

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“There’s a difference between science and faith. What you believe belongs in faith and not in science. In science you have to go by data. I have faced people who are skeptical, but when I ask them why, they can’t pinpoint a specific reason. Science is not about belief, it is about fact. There is a saying—‘In God we trust, all others bring data.”
Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult

“There is an upside to all of this efficient fat storage for women. Jensen explains, “The good thing about partitioning for women is that it keeps their lipids in the blood low. So their cardiovascular risk factors of high blood lipids are lower. It’s healthier. The thing to tell men is you may be lean when you’re young, but if you start gaining weight as you get older you’re going to be in a lot worse shape than your wife, who might gain similar weight, because her adipose tissue is much more protective than a man’s.”
Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult

“Apparently, it is healthier to be overweight and fit than simply to be thin.”
Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult



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