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The case against sugar
- Title
- The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.
- Author
- Taubes, Gary
- Publication
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 17-1424 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- 365 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 17-1424
- ISBN
- 9780307701640
- 0307701646
- LCCN
- 2016018147
- OCLC
- 2016018147
- Author
- Taubes, Gary, author.
- Title
- The case against sugar / Gary Taubes.
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 17-1424