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The Case Against Sugar

By: Gary Taubes
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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 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. Diets, Nutrition & Healthy Eating Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Science Tobacco Smoking Healthy Diet Nutrition Thought-Provoking Health Physical Exercise Low Carb Medicine
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Inteesting and convincing sadly that at best we do not need sugar and at worst that it is doing urrevocable harm to modt of us and our children. The author reminds ud that he too is subject to confirmatory bias and there are many caveats to the Case. Thus if you ate loiking for a definitive public health mwssage this is more nuanced than the title suggests. I still haveht clearly got why frugtose/glucose aka sugar can uniqueky trigger metabolic syndrome via visceral fat. Did enjoy all the history of sugar and its marketing.

Well presented case not a polemic

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It's true, a lot of the arguments seem obvious in this day and age that sugar is bad for you. However, this book explains how for decades, giant corporations such as Coca Cola and well known confectioners, and academics with interests in the sugar foundation attempted to thwart all research surrounding this. For much of the time, sugar was seen as the better evil compared to saturated fat, but actually it has been the number one cause in the rise of diabetes, illnesess related to cancer and even dementia.

It is important to read why sugar has been ignored for so long, and no doubt it'll make you feel guilty for reaching for that chocolate bar, and possibly question if that spoonful in your tea is a good idea.

Detailed look at how sugar is peddled to masses

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A very compelling case against sugar. An eye opener, full of less known facts, even for someone who has been on health conscious life journey for many years and looked into this topic several times.

What made this even more amazing was how well read this was by the narrator Mike Chamberlain. It “read” as a fantastic as an engaging lecture, but with assertive, well articulated tones from with that beautifully incorporated audio performance and not once have I felt bored or not engaged with factual and often complex content.

For someone who listens to many audio books, this was a well rounded and well balanced audio narration that’s well done around a complex topic and many facts to not lose the listener along the lines. Congratulations to the author and the narrator.

Fantastic, informative and well read

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Eye opening. Makes a lot of sense from the biochemistry perspective. And it was agreat first step towards a healthy life without excuses :p

Eye opening

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Wish I had never bought the audio, its that bad. A shame as I am a big fan or Gary Taubes, I this guy narrated anything else I would avoid it wholly.

Unbearable robotic narration

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