The case against sugar
By: Gary Taubes
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9780307701640
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Physiological effect; Case studies; Nutritionally induced diseases; Sugar-free diet; Popular works; Sugar
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-349) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why Diabetes?; title: Drug or Food?; title: The First Ten Thousand Years; title: The Marriage of Tobacco and Sugar; title: A Peculiar Evil; title: The Early (Bad) Science; title: The Gift That Keeps On Giving; title: Big Sugar; title: Defending Sugar; title: What They Didn't Know; title: The If/Then Problem: I; title: The If/Then Problem: II; title: Epilogue: How Little Is Still Too Much?.