02478cam a2200337 i 4500 284086077 TxAuBib 20170202120000.0 160624s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016018147 9780307701640 0307701646 TxAuBib rda Taubes, Gary. The case against sugar [Book] / Gary Taubes. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. 365 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-349) and index. Introduction: Why Diabetes? -- Drug or Food? -- The First Ten Thousand Years -- The Marriage of Tobacco and Sugar -- A Peculiar Evil -- The Early (Bad) Science -- The Gift That Keeps On Giving -- Big Sugar -- Defending Sugar -- What They Didn't Know -- The If/Then Problem: I -- The If/Then Problem: II -- Epilogue: How Little Is Still Too Much?. "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"-- Provided by publisher. 20170202. Sugar-free diet Case studies. Sugar Physiological effect Popular works. Nutritionally induced diseases Popular works. Case studies. Popular Works.