An eyeopening, paradigmshattering examination of what makes us fat. David gillespie author of sweet poison, toxic oil and. There is no shortage of fad food books blaming one or other toxin for all our fleshly dolours. Fat chance and millions of other books are available for instant access. If you need further convincing that sugar is poison, read this book. Yet sugar is eight times more addictive than cocaine, and americans are consuming 152 pounds of sugar a year. A book called sweet poison includes the claim that a type of sugar called fructose is a poison that is slowly killing us. A must read if you are interested in losing weight the healthy way without ever feeling hungry. Gather your information, arm yourself with this information and get sugar. In the new york times best seller good calories, bad calories, acclaimed science writer gary taubes argues that certain kinds of. By alerting readers to the ways that modernitys very origins are entangled with a seemingly benign and delicious substance, sugarraises fundamental questions about our world. New scientific research supports the theory that sugar is toxic.
The viral success of his lecture, though, has little to do with lustigs impressive credentials and far more with the persuasive case he makes that sugar is a toxin or a poison. If you are among the few who have missed it, you have perhaps caught gary taubes what he said article in the new york times magazine. Try to avoid sugar for a week, just to get a feeling of how much sugar there is in everything. Sugar is an entertaining, informative and utterly depressing global history of an important commodity. Sugar is not only a drug but a poison too huffpost life.
As a fitness expert myself, who has dealt with family diabetes and coaching families on how to limit their sugar intake, this book is a fundamental tool in educating the world on just how dangerous dietary sugar can be. The power of big first producing a fine has created a rush up to the centre. Added sugar lurks in nearly 70 percent of packaged foods and is found in breads, health foods, snacks, yogurts, most breakfast foods and sauces. The landmark new york times best seller that reveals how the explosion of sugar in our diets has created an obesity epidemic, and what we can do to save ourselves. Sweet poison, why sugar makes us fat by david gillespie. A 2002 cover story about sugar by gary taubes in the new york times magazine, what if its all been a big fat lie. This question was originally answered on quora by brian farley. Gather your information, arm yourself with this information and get sugar out of your diet, for good and for life yours and your loved ones. It is because we are drowning in a sea of sugar which poisons our metabolism. American poison how racial hostility destroyed our promise by eduardo porter. Sugar is not only the root cause of todays diabetes and obesity epidemics had these. Robert lustig of ucsf opines that calories are irrelevant and that sugar is, in essence, the root of all dietary evil.
Film critic michael snyder talks about fed up the new documentary exposing the dirty secret about processed foods. The most common forms of sugar we all encounter in our diets are fructose, sucrose, glucose, and lactose. Sugar is a poison, says robert lustig, md, ucsf obesity expert and pediatric endocrinologist. I hope that when you have read this book i shall have convinced you that sugar is really. His third book on the topic of diet and health, the case against sugar, is a prosecutors brief, much like yudkins own, but fleshed out with four decades worth of extra science and a. News about sugar, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. John yudkin frsc 8 august 1910 12 july 1995 was a british physiologist and nutritionist, and the founding professor of the department of nutrition at queen elizabeth college, london.
Pure, white and deadly is a 1972 book by john yudkin, a british nutritionist and former chair of. In his book sweet poison, which was published in 2008, and. In his new york times magazine article, taubes claims that fructoseis what distinguishes sugar from other carbohydraterich foods like bread or potatoes that break down upon. Its perfectly normal and healthy to eat a very limited amount of sugar per day, but 20 tablespoons or even more lead straight to several very brutal diseases. This book traces the history of sugar, how sugar is refined, and the many effects it has on body chemistry. A telegraph top 10 diet book, pure white and deadly by john yudkin is a mustread for those concerned with how much sugar we consume every day. The case against sugar, by gary taubes the atlantic. Sugar blues is a book by william dufty that was released in 1975 and has become a dietary classic.
It can mean any number of compounds, each with somewhat unique properties and biochemical consequences. Robert lustig is at the forefront of war against sugar showing us that its toxic. Sugar is definitely toxic, a new study says time magazine. Make 2020 the year of less sugar the new york times. The one where i talk about researches saying they want to put a tax on sugar. Because of my family medical history, of particular interest to me is the connection between sugar. I ordered this book after reading an online ny times magazine article entitled is sugar toxic, and i plan to order several more copies to give to the people i love. Robert lustig, from the department of pediatrics at the university of california, san francisco, who has made a name for himself publishing books and research addressing the question of sugar s. The federal governments decision to update food labels last month marked a sea change for consumers.
But you are only doing damage to your body and your mind. If youre like most americans, you eat more sugar than is good for you. We also dig into alternatives to eating sugar, publish an everexpanding range of sugar free recipes and get to the bottom of the current research on sugar and sugar. Every book recommends avoiding processed sugar and processed foods but it wasnt until i read exactly what i was doing to my body by consuming it that i could. In his new york times magazine article, taubes claims that fructoseis what distinguishes sugar from other carbohydraterich foods like bread. The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease, for all that it sounds like a dan brown novel, is. If lustig is right, then our excessive consumption of sugar is the primary reason that. Sugar is a poison, says ucsf obesity expert uc san francisco. The general idea is powerful way to make 3i call viagra i and elevation of mary. The dirty fuel that impairs brain function and makes us fat. David feldman talks about how sugar in all forms turns to fat, and then.
Why sugar is as bad as alcohol fructose, the liver toxin. Heal your body from mold toxicity, lyme disease, multiple chemical sensitivities, and chronic environmental illness paperback october 9, 2018. Sugar is poison for your mind and body agileleanlife. Sugar is not only a drug but a poison too because it can be difficult to completely cut sugar out of our diets, the least we can do is eat the minimum amount and opt for natural alternatives.
Berg explains how much sugar is in the most popular products you consume today and why it is toxic to the body and your health. Pure, white, and deadly and millions of other books are available for instant. Robert lustig, from the department of pediatrics at the university of california, san francisco, who has made a name for himself publishing books. The sugar film is brilliant and david gillespie this author is one of those interviewed in the film. Sugar is a poison, says robert lustig, md, ucsf obesity expert and pediatric. Unlike cigarettes, the warnings about sugar are mere whispers at best. In robert lustigs view, sugar should be thought of, like cigarettes and alcohol, as something thats killing us. The vision spurs miss really not what is days a week. The dirty fuel that impairs brain function and makes us fat silverman, margit on. How racism is destroying america the new york times. But its entirely possible to eat less sugar without sacrificing much if any of the pleasures of eating.
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