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With expert science and compelling storytelling, Gary Taubes investigates the history of nutritional science which, shaped by a handful of charismatic and misguided individuals, has for a hundred years denied the impact of sugar on our health. He exposes the powerful influence of the food industry which has lobbied for sugar's ubiquity - the Sugar Association even today promoting 'sugar's goodness' - and the extent that the industry has corrupted essential scientific research. He delves into the science of sugar, exposes conventional thinking that sugar is 'empty calories' as a myth, and finds that its addictive pleasures are resulting in worldwide consumption as never experienced before, to devastating effect. The Case Against Sugar is a revelatory read, which will fundamentally change the way we eat.
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Case Against Sugar, Gary Taubes
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Case Against Sugar
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gary Taubes
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN10
- 1846276373
- ISBN13
- 9781846276378
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Health & Medicine, Self-Help, Medicine, Cookbooks, Food & Drinks, Science, Health, Health & Fitness, Food, Nutrition & Diets
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- With expert science and compelling storytelling, Gary Taubes investigates the history of nutritional science which, shaped by a handful of charismatic and misguided individuals, has for a hundred years denied the impact of sugar on our health. He exposes the powerful influence of the food industry which has lobbied for sugar's ubiquity - the Sugar Association even today promoting 'sugar's goodness' - and the extent that the industry has corrupted essential scientific research. He delves into the science of sugar, exposes conventional thinking that sugar is 'empty calories' as a myth, and finds that its addictive pleasures are resulting in worldwide consumption as never experienced before, to devastating effect. The Case Against Sugar is a revelatory read, which will fundamentally change the way we eat.