{"product_id":"the-case-against-sugar-9781846276378","title":"The Case Against Sugar","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than half a billion adults and 40 million children on the planet are obese. Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic. Evidence increasingly shows that these illnesses are linked to the other major Western diseases: hypertension  heart disease  even Alzheimers and cancer  and that shockingly  sugar is likely the single root cause. Yet the nutritional advice we receive from public health bodies is muddled  out of date  and frequently contradictory  and in many quarters still promotes the unproven hypothesis that fats are the greatest evil. With expert science and compelling storytelling  Gary Taubes investigates the history of nutritional science which  shaped by a handful of charismatic and misguided individuals  has for a hundred years denied the impact of sugar on our health. He exposes the powerful influence of the food industry which has lobbied for sugars ubiquity - the Sugar Association even today promoting sugars goodness - and the extent that the industry has corrupted essential scientific research. He delves into the science of sugar  exposes conventional thinking that sugar is empty calories as a myth  and finds that its addictive pleasures are resulting in worldwide consumption as never experienced before  to devastating effect. The Case Against Sugar is a revelatory read  which will fundamentally change the way we eat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45816011948085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1846276373","price":27.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781846276378.jpg?v=1785178019","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-case-against-sugar-9781846276378","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}