Pure, White, and Deadly by John Yudkin

Pure, White, and Deadly by John Yudkin

More than 40 years before Gary Taubes published The Case Against Sugar, John Yudkin published his now-classic exposé on the dangers of sugar--reissued here with a new introduction by Robert H. Lustig, the bestselling author of Fat Chance.

Scientist John Yudkin was the first to sound the alarm about the excess of sugar in the diet of modern Americans. His classic exposé, Pure, White, and Deadly, clearly and engagingly describes how sugar is damaging our bodies, why we eat so much of it, and what we can do to stop. He explores the ins and out of sugar, from the different types--is brown sugar really better than white?--to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods, and how it is harming our health.

In 1972, Yudkin was mostly ignored by the health industry and media, but the events of the last forty years have proven him spectacularly right. Yudkin's insights are even more important and relevant now, with today's record levels of obesity, than when they were first published. Brought up-to-date by childhood obesity expert Dr. Robert H. Lustig, this emphatic treatise on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone concerned about their health, the health of their children, and the wellbeing of modern society.

John Yudkin was a British physiologist and nutritionist who lived from 1910 to 1995. His book Pure, White, and Deadly, first published in 1972, made him an international celebrity, and he was one of the first scientists to argue that sugar was a major cause of obesity and heart disease.

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ISBN 13	9780143125181
ISBN 10	0143125184
Title	Pure, White, and Deadly
Author	John Yudkin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2013-08-07
Number of pages	256
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