The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.
2016
RM237.85 .T38 2016 (Mapit)
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Title
The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.
Author
Taubes, Gary, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780307701640 (hardcover)
0307701646 (hardcover)
0307701646 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
365 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number
RM237.85 .T38 2016
Dewey Decimal Classification
613.2/8332
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-349) and index.
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Table of Contents
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?.
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?.