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How long does it take to read Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It?

Gary Taubes

Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It by Gary Taubes takes about 4 hours 43 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 43 minutes

A weekend read

First published 2011. 257 pages, about 70,675 words.

10 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 7 hours 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 43 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 57 minutes

The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Etiology, Low-carbohydrate diet, Obesity, Weight loss, Food Habits, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena

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