The Case Against Sugar

Gary Taubes

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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Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
Gary Taubes
Online Access
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Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size2 GB
ISBN9780451493996
Release Date12/27/2016
Kindle Book
ASINB01DRXCPJ0
Release Date12/27/2016
OverDrive Read eBook
File Size4 GB
ISBN9780451493996
Release Date12/27/2016