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Summary of Gary Taubes' The Case Against Sugar: Key Takeaways & Analysis
Don't miss this summary of Gary Taubes' scathing look into the real effects of sugar on our health: "The Case Against Sugar." Taubes' throughly researched book provides hard scientific evidence for the real causes of obesity, heart disease, and other "Western diseases" while highlighting the real culprits in the prevalence of sugar in our diets. This SUMOREADS summary condenses Taubes' highly dense and scientific book into easy-to-digest key takeaways and analysis to help you quickly absorb his through argument against sugar.
What will you learn from reading this book?
How opinions on sugar have changed over decades How sugar affects our metabolic system and leads to complications How the sugar industry played a big part in exonerating sugar from the charges leveled against it How sugar can be linked to gout, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's How sugar leads to increasing rates and severity of diabetes and obesity over generations How sugar promoted smoking addiction
Book Summary Overview
The abundance and affordability of sugar have seemingly made modern life much sweeter than decades past - but at a cost. In his book, "The Case Against Sugar," Gary Taubes explores the dark side of sugar, from the minor inconveniences it is known to cause, to the more sinister diseases that have become epidemics since sugar became ubiquitous. He explains why despite being a suspect in diabetes, sugar continues to be perceived as a largely innocent part of the human diet, thanks to biased scientific research and marketing campaigns funded by the sugar industry. Lastly, he explores the controversial connection this dangerously addicting white powder has to hypertension, cancer, Alzheimer's, and a slew of other diseases of Western lifestyles.
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Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
What will you learn from reading this book?
How opinions on sugar have changed over decades How sugar affects our metabolic system and leads to complications How the sugar industry played a big part in exonerating sugar from the charges leveled against it How sugar can be linked to gout, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's How sugar leads to increasing rates and severity of diabetes and obesity over generations How sugar promoted smoking addiction
Book Summary Overview
The abundance and affordability of sugar have seemingly made modern life much sweeter than decades past - but at a cost. In his book, "The Case Against Sugar," Gary Taubes explores the dark side of sugar, from the minor inconveniences it is known to cause, to the more sinister diseases that have become epidemics since sugar became ubiquitous. He explains why despite being a suspect in diabetes, sugar continues to be perceived as a largely innocent part of the human diet, thanks to biased scientific research and marketing campaigns funded by the sugar industry. Lastly, he explores the controversial connection this dangerously addicting white powder has to hypertension, cancer, Alzheimer's, and a slew of other diseases of Western lifestyles.
Click 'Add to Cart' to own your copy today!
Please note: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.
26 pages, Paperback
Published June 30, 2017
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October 24, 2017
Slightly Repetitive, but Informative
Not groundbreaking knowledge for me, personally, as removing sugar from my diet was a step I had taken several years ago but the history was worth learning.
Not groundbreaking knowledge for me, personally, as removing sugar from my diet was a step I had taken several years ago but the history was worth learning.
September 6, 2019
Summary: Sugar is bad!
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