Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



The case against sugar / by Gary Taubes.

Taubes, Gary, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307701640
  • ISBN: 0307701646
  • Physical Description: 365 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject:
Sugar-free diet > Case studies.
Sugar > Physiological effect > Popular works.
Nutritionally induced diseases > Popular works.
Genre:
Case studies.

Available copies

  • 47 of 49 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 49 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Swansboro Branch Library 613.2833 TAU (Text) 36015000945796 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/24/2026

Accessibility Features

LDR 02241cam a22003731i 4500
00110511333
003CARDINAL
00520170809195618.0
008160624s2016 nyu e b 001 0 eng d
010 . ‡a 2016018147
020 . ‡a9780307701640 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a0307701646 ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)946058584
040 . ‡beng ‡erda
05000. ‡aRM237.85 ‡b.T38 2016
08200. ‡a613.2/8332 ‡223
1001 . ‡aTaubes, Gary, ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)750890
24514. ‡aThe case against sugar / ‡cby Gary Taubes.
250 . ‡aFirst edition
264 1. ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A. Knopf, ‡c2016.
300 . ‡a365 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c22 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
520 . ‡aFrom 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.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0. ‡aSugar-free diet ‡vCase studies.
650 0. ‡aSugar ‡xPhysiological effect ‡vPopular works.
650 0. ‡aNutritionally induced diseases ‡vPopular works.
655 7. ‡aCase studies. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)351939
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
901 . ‡a10511333 ‡b ‡c10511333 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc