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The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307701640 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 365 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sugar-free diet > Case studies. Sugar > Physiological effect. Nutritionally induced diseases. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 613.28332 Tau | 31681010039303 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
The best-selling author ofWhy We Get Fat outlines compelling arguments about the health dangers of sugar, identifying the powerful lobbies behind its overuse while citing its role in a range of challenges from obesity to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. - Baker & Taylor
Outlines compelling arguments about the health dangers of sugar, identifying the powerful lobbies behind its overuse while citing its role in a range of challenges from obesity to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. - Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Book News
Taubes takes on Big Sugar, from its inclusion into everything from cigarettes to bread, to its role in the US's diabetes epidemic and its continuing strain on public health. He explores the historical research into sugar and its relationship to diabetes, and how much of the science was later disproven. Scientists are still working to understand the mechanisms behind how the body processes, stores, and uses sugar. He lays out the path of the powerful sugar and high fructose corn syrup lobbies, as well as discusses the political and economic implications of bucking those lobbies. Taubes knowingly discusses the historical back and forth between salt, sugar, and fat as the bad guy of American's diets, much of this depending on what diet fad was going on when. Of special note is the epilogue, discussing the fact that no one really knows what a safe amount of sugar may be, and that the effects of sugar, like nicotine, may take years to show up in a most devastating manner. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Random House, Inc.
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 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.
