The Case Against Sugar [Paperback]

From the best-selling author ofWhy 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. Taubes’s writing is both inflammatory and copiously researched. It is also well timed... Hard-charging (and I’ll add game-changing). —Dan Barber,The New York Times

[A] blitz of a book... Mr. Taubes’s argument is so persuasive that, after readingThe Case Against Sugar,this functioning chocoholic cut out the Snacking Bark and stopped eating cakes and white bread...The Case Against Sugarshould be a powerful weapon against future misinformation. —Eugenia Bone,The Wall Street Journal

Compelling... Perhaps at long last, sugar is getting its just desserts. —The Economist

Taubes builds his case through lawyerly layering of rich detail... Extraordinary and refreshing. —The Atlantic

Taubes sifts through centuries’ worth of data... Practically everything one wants to know about sugar—its history, ilcr