The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes

The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes

From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expos 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.

From the Hardcover edition.

Gary Taubes writes for Science magazine as a contributing correspondent, and his work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and Esquire. He was the only print journalist to get three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers, and his work was included in The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). At the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, he is currently a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator in Health Policy Research. He is a Berkeley resident.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780307701640
ISBN 10	0307701646
Title	The Case Against Sugar
Author	Gary Taubes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Alfred A. Knopf
Year published	2016-12-27
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.