The case against sugar / Gary Taubes
By: Taubes, Gary [author].
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016]Edition: First edition.Description: 365 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780307701640.Subject(s): Sugar-free diet -- Case studies | Sugar -- Physiological effect -- Popular works | Nutritionally induced diseases -- Popular works | Sugar-free diet -- Case studies | HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diet & Nutrition -- Nutrition | SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Food IndustryGenre/Form: Case studies. | Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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?
"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"--