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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Mike Chamberlain (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Fitness, Diet & Nutritionstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

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1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it runs longer than 78% of the 4,141 Fitness, Diet & Nutrition audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It is an audiobook by Gary Taubes: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Chamberlain, released December 28, 2010, on the Fitness, Diet & Nutrition shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Chamberlain
Released
December 28, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Fitness, Diet & Nutrition
ISBN
9780307877536

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It audiobook?

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

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Who narrates Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It?

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It is narrated by Mike Chamberlain.