The Case Against Sugar
eBook - 2016
From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé 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 e...xplains 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...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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- English
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- Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
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File Size | 2 GB |
ISBN | 9780451493996 |
Release Date | 12/27/2016 |
Kindle Book | |
ASIN | B01DRXCPJ0 |
Release Date | 12/27/2016 |
OverDrive Read eBook | |
File Size | 4 GB |
ISBN | 9780451493996 |
Release Date | 12/27/2016 |