• Medientyp: Buch
  • Titel: The case against sugar
  • Beteiligte: Taubes, Gary [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016
  • Erschienen in: A Borzoi book
  • Ausgabe: First edition
  • Umfang: 365 Seiten; Diagramme
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN: 9780307701640
  • Entstehung:
  • RVK-Notation: ZE 53000 : Kohlenhydrate
    AR 19260 : Ernährungsweise, Ernährungshygiene
  • Schlagwörter: Sugar-free diet Case studies ; Sugar Physiological effect Popular works ; Nutritionally induced diseases Popular works
  • Beschreibung: "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"--
  • Anmerkungen: Includes bibliographical references and index

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