The Case Against Sugar

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More than half a billion adults & 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 & cancer & that shockingly sugar is likely the single root cause Yet the nutritional advice we receive from public health bodies is muddled out of date & frequently contradictory & in many quarters still promotes the unproven hypothesis that fats are the greatest evil With expert science & compelling storytelling Gary Taubes investigates the history of nutritional science which shaped by a handful of charismatic & 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'
- & 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 & 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