{"product_id":"the-case-against-sugar-9780307946645","title":"The Case Against Sugar","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get Fat, \u003c\/i\u003ea groundbreaking, eye-opening expos  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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGARY TAUBES\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e and a correspondent for the journal \u003ci\u003eScience. \u003c\/i\u003eHis writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire, \u003c\/i\u003eand has been included in numerous \"Best of\" anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Best American Science Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523517059346,"sku":"9780307946645","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82fbeb01-6697-417e-a3eb-42299b062d9c.jpg?v=1731150164","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-case-against-sugar-9780307946645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}