TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taubes,Gary
TI  - The case against sugar
SN  - 9780307701640 (hardback)
AV  - RM237.85 .T38 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Alfred A. Knopf
KW  - Sugar-free diet
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Sugar
KW  - Physiological effect
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Nutritionally induced diseases
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS / Nutrition
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SCIENCE / Chemistry / General
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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?
N2  - "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"--
ER  -