I believe Taubes wrote this as a rebuttal to those who disparaged him after a controversial NYT op-ed. Because of this, it is a highly academic approach with tons of citations, references, etc. one would come to expect from a university press published monograph. It really is complete in its mission: providing an alternative framework to explain the “diseases of civilization” that are ultimately misdiagnosed by decades of misguided nutritional dogma.

It’s heavy in analysis which I truly cherished. However, to break interested parties into this subject I would recommend they first read Nina Teicholz’s The Big Fat Surprise. If they crave more research analysis thereafter, offer up this book.
Regardless of this suggested reading order, both are highly recommended.