I am intrigued - what is the argument to be made for a pro-fat, pro-meat diet?

I would expect the Atkins and Paleo diets, and the controversies around them, to be a good starting point -- or even Gary Taubes' _Good Calories, Bad Calories_.

I've found quite a detailed and critical review of Tabues. What do you think of http://plantpositive.com/1-the-journalist-gary-taubes-1/

You clearly didn't even read the article.