The case against sugar

by Taubes, Gary

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Title Statements

Full title :The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.

Summary

"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society"--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:365 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780307701640, 0307701646
oclc:ocn973556117
LC Classification:RM237.85
Dewey Decimal:613.2/8332

Introduction: Why diabetes? -- Drug or food? -- The first ten thousand years -- The marriage of tobacco and sugar -- A peculiar evil -- The early (bad) science -- The gift that keeps on giving -- Big sugar -- Defending sugar -- What they didn't know -- The if/then problem: I -- The if/then problem: II -- Epilogue: How little is still too much?

Subjects

Case studies Dietary Sucrose -- adverse effects HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition Maladies d'origine nutritionnelle -- Ou… Nutritionally induced diseases Nutritionally induced diseases -- Popul… Popular Work Popular works Régimes sans sucre -- Études de cas Science -- Chemistry Sucre -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation. -- … Sugar -- Physiological effect Sugar -- Popular works. -- Physiologica… Sugar-free diet Sugar-free diet -- Case studies