The case against sugar
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- 9780307701640
- 0307701646
- 613.2/8332 23
- RM237.85 .T38 2016
- HEA017000 | SCI013000
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613.2 KAT The rotation diet / | 613.2 MOS Salt, sugar, fat : how the food giants hooked us | 613.2 SAT Child of mine : feeding with love and good sense | 613.2 TAU The case against sugar | 613.2 WIL Eat, drink, and be healthy : | 613.29 ZIN The eat this, not that! no diet! diet : the world's easiest weight-loss plan | 613.69 COM The complete wilderness training book / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
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