The case against sugar / / Gary Taubes

• Autore: Taubes Gary
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Random House Audio, 2016
• Edizione: Unabridged edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (9 audio files) : digital
• Soggetto topico: Nonfiction; Chemistry; Health & Fitness; Science
• Classificazione: BUS070120HEA017000SCI013000
• Altri autori: TaubesGary ChamberlainMike
• Note generali: Unabridged.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Case Against Sugar
• ISBN: 1-5247-0908-5
• Formato: Audiolibri
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910150473903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II