The Case Against Sugar
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More than half a billion adults and 40 million children on the planet are obese. Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic. Evidence increasingly shows that these illnesses are linked to the other major Western diseases: hypertension, heart disease, even Alzheimer's and cancer, and that shockingly, sugar is likely the single root…
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Can you recall dipping your finger into a pile of sugar and placing it on your tongue?
Sugar is a magical ingredient that does far more than sweeten. It keeps food moist and soft and it extends the shelf-life in packaged foods. These are just a few reasons why we’re hooked on sugar and Gary Taubes takes us deep into sugars’ history.
What he uncovers is the opposite of sweet. We’re hooked, he tells us, and it’s the reason our chronic conditions are still on the rise. Taubes’ book pulls you along following the investigative journey on how sugar rose…
From Larissa's list on people who love to eat (in the future).
Written by investigative reporter Gary Taubes—he covers the span of history, science, and toxic effects of sugar on our populations. Very readable and very enlightening. He holds no punches on the sugar industry. Well researched—he had the time to accumulate data over the years; no academic has that kind of time and commitment.
From Vera's list on capturing sugar and food addiction.
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