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kobvindex_ZLB16313252
ISBN:
9780451493996
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9780451493996
Content:
" From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé,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. From the Hardcover edition. "
Content:
Rezension(1): " GARY TAUBES is the author of Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories. He is a former staff writer for Discover and a correspondent for the journal Science. His writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire, and has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, including The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers. He is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research and a co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He lives in Oakland, California." Rezension(2): "Dan Barber, The New York Times :Taubes's writing is both inflammatory and copiously researched. It is also well timed... Hard-charging (and I'll add game-changing)." Rezension(3): "Eugenia Bone, The Wall Street Journal :[A] blitz of a book... Mr. Taubes's argument is so persuasive that, after reading The Case Against Sugar, this functioning chocoholic cut out the Snacking Bark and stopped eating cakes and white bread... The Case Against Sugar should be a powerful weapon against future misinformation." Rezension(4): " The Economist :Compelling... Perhaps at long last, sugar is getting its just desserts." Rezension(5): " The Atlantic :Taubes builds his case through lawyerly layering of rich detail... Extraordinary and refreshing." Rezension(6): " Outside :[ The Case Against Sugar ] should be required reading if only to understand the scope, power, and impact that Big Sugar has had on America's health--or, perhaps more accurately, sickness." Rezension(7): " Booklist, starred review:Staggering... Taubes's brilliant and accessible science writing has won him many fans." Rezension(8): " Library Journal :[Taubes] delivers another convincing book... Fascinating and illuminating." Rezension(9): " Publishers Weekly :[Taubes's work is] compelling, as well as meticulously explained and researched. Readers will hate to love this book, since it will cause them to thoroughly rethink the place of sugar in their diets." Rezension(10): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: September 19, 2016 The latest offering from health journalist Taubes ( Why We Get Fat ) prosecutes the case against sugar, in particular sucrose and high fructose corn syrup. His hypothesis is that “sugar is the dietary trigger of obesity and diabetes” and of related illnesses like heart disease. The author traces the history of sugar, delves into its biochemistry, explores false starts in the research into sugar’s health effects, and examines current developments in knowledge of chemistry and metabolism to bring home his point. Recognizing that condemning sugar is “the nutritional equivalent of stealing Christmas,” Taubes begins with an examination of whether sugar is addictive. (Short answer—yes, and it’s in cigarettes!) Fittingly, he ends with a discussion of how little is too much. (Short answer—probably very little.) Reiterating a point he makes throughout about the limits of research, the author concludes that “the evidence against sugar is not definitive, compelling though I may personally find it to be.” His study is itself compelling, as well as meticulously explained and researched. Readers will hate to love this book, since it will cause them to thoroughly rethink the place of sugar in their diets. Agent: Kris Dahl, ICM. "
Language:
English
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