The Case Against Sugar

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Call Number: 613.283 Ta, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Taubes, Gary
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Detailed history, alarmist rhetoric submitted by terpsichore17 on July 16, 2018, 12:28pm On one hand, as a person following a ketogenic diet, I agree that Western diets generally and American diets in particular contain far more carbohydrates, and more sugar in particular, than is necessary. It's also not surprising that the sugar industry would do all it could to push more product.

That said, calling sugar "toxic" is not quite accurate either, so you can understand it receiving a "Generally Recognized As Safe" rating, even if Taubes doesn't believe it ought to.