Dec 27, 2016 the case against sugar ebook written by gary taubes. His third book on the topic of diet and health, the case against sugar, is a. I asked him to do this interview because i want to highlight key points from his book. Andreas eenfeldt, md in gary taubes, sugarfructose not surprisingly some of the usual critics of gary taubes and any work mentioning insulin like stephan guyenet and yoni freedhoff have critizised taubes latest book the case against sugar.
In the new york times best seller good calories, bad calories, acclaimed. His writing has appeared in the new york times magazine, the atlantic, and esquire, and has been included in numerous best of anthologies, including the best of the best american science writing 2010. Taubes methodically explains why sugarnot sloth, not fataccounts for our unprecedented levels of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. As a journalist, an investigator, a scientist, and an advocate, he is without peer. And it is the root cause of all current problems for a person suffering from type 2 diabetes and also the fuel for all forthcoming problems. This book opens consumers eye to understand the sugar loaded processed food heavily pushed to get hook on. Gary taubes on his new book and why he wont eat christmas. Jan 24, 2017 but sugar is likely killing us, author gary taubes argues forcefully in the the case against sugar. Jan 02, 2017 the case against sugar by gary taubes 365 pp. This book is to educate consumers that knowledge is power. The case against sugar, gary taubes, investigative science. Gary taubes is the author of why we get fat and good calories, bad calories. Consumers will pay a high price later in life in terms of health, diseases and medicine dependent.
Oct 20, 2011 nyt bestselling author gary taubes tells about the sugar industry, toxicity and why we cant get off the stuff. He makes a cohesive argument backed by evidence, but his authors note inadvertently exposes what is wrong with the book. Feb 23, 2017 ive been reading gary taubes new book, the case against sugar, and he draws a compelling connection between the spread of sugary foods and drinks and the explosive growth of disease like. Science cant prove it and the industry denies it, but gary taubes is convinced that the sweet stuff kills. To receive updates to gary s blog, enter your email address. Science cant prove it and the industry denies it, but gary taubes is. His major articles in science 2001 and the new york times 2002, followed by the trailblazing book good calories, bad calories 2007 were hugely influential. This new book doesnt offer selfhelp advice, but serves several other. Jan 26, 2017 in the final chapters of the case against sugar, taubes argues that insulin resistance is the primary cause of common noncommunicable diseases like coronary heart disease, diabetes, alzheimers disease, and gout, and that sugar is the primary cause of insulin resistance he goes out of his way to emphasize that dietary fat, calorie intake. Gary taubes and the case against sugar sciencebased medicine.
Gary taubes is the cofounder of the nutrition science initiative and the author of why we get fat and the diet delusion. Gary taubes answers readers questions the new york times. Author of the case against sugar, why we get fat and good calories, bad. He says it is an addictive drug and is the cause of the obesity epidemic and of many chronic diseases. Jan 23, 2017 gary taubes leads the list with the case against sugar. Taubes, an investigative journalist who penned 2007s seminal good calories, bad calories and 2010s why we get fat, has a new book out today called the case against sugar that makes the case that sugar is the fundamental cause of most chronic diseases diabetes, heart disease, cancer, alzheimers disease, you name it. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. The last chapter of the case against sugar is a meditation on what it means to say dont eat too much sugar when its quite possible that sugar is the fundamental dietary trigger of diabetes i. Jan 31, 2017 gary taubes responds to critics dismissing the case against sugar january 31 2017 by dr.
On september 30, 2016, gary taubes and i talked by phone for a few hours about his new book, the case against sugar. Gary taubes says sugar is poison food science institute. Sugar is the root cause of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Apr, 2011 in this weeks new york times magazine, gary taubes, author most recently of why we get fat. In this interview, we sat down with gary to discuss his outstanding and insightful new book, the case against sugar. Here he reveals what everyone should know going about sugar in 2017and beyond. Taubess latest book, the case against sugar, looks to be less controversial, if only because socalled guardians of public health have of late subtly reemphasised in government eating guidelines the role of sugar as a dietary villain, adopting what taubes calls the we knew it all along approach. He is a former staff writer for discover and a correspondent for the journal science. The new book blames sugar to explain why twothirds of adults are overweight or obese, one.
Jan 25, 2017 perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of this research has been put forth by the science journalist, gary taubes, author of the recent book, the case against sugar. Sugar is worse for your health than smoking, new book argues in the case against sugar, science journalist gary taubes argues the sweet stuff is the prime suspect in obesity, diabetes, and more. Taubes expanded the piece into two books, good calories, bad calories and. This book has been sorely needed for many years and taubes is the perfect author to articulate what needs to be shared as only he can. This new book doesnt offer selfhelp advice, but serves several other purposes. Gary taubes responds to critics dismissing the case against.
The work opens by examining whether sugar should be perceived as a food or a drug. Apr 12, 2016 gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades. Gary taubes author of the case against sugar, why we get fat. Ascolgan photographygetty images b ack in 1934 just three in every thousand adult americans had diabetes. Nyt bestselling author gary taubes tells about the sugar industry, toxicity and why we cant get off the stuff. The book argues that sugar is an addictive drug and is the cause of obesity and many healthrelated problems. Evans and san francisco artist john lund kriken are also out this month. Taubes methodically explains why sugar not sloth, not fataccounts for our unprecedented levels of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. After that hes written a more consumerfriendly and shorter book called why we get fat 2011 if it was not for these writings this website. Leading the charge against the ideologies pushed by this powerful industry is science writer, gary taubes, whose new book, the case against sugar is the most comprehensive account to date of the. Opinion if sugar is harmless, prove it the new york times. The case against sugar is a riveting history of ideas, a clear analysis of evidence, and an utterly persuasive argument that sugar is the new tobacco.
Gary taubess latest assault on the ruinous effect of sugar on our lives and. Apr 10, 2016 the awardwinning author sat down with andrea maria cecil to talk about his career, his upcoming book and the task of correcting nutrition science. The book contains so many crucial arguments that it can be challenging for the reader to keep track of them all. Thats precisely what new york times bestselling author and science writer gary taubes has done in his soontoclassic book the case against sugar. Jan 25, 2018 gary taubes argues that sugar is uniquely toxic. He is the author of the case against sugar 2016, why we get fat and what to do about it 2011 and good calories, bad.
It took six years and countless reclusive hours for investigative science journalist and bestselling author gary taubes to finish his latest book. Taubes is now factchecking the book before publication. Dec 27, 2016 the case against sugar is a riveting history of ideas, a clear analysis of evidence, and an utterly persuasive argument that sugar is the new tobacco. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, gary taubes delves into americans history with sugar. Gary taubes argues in a new book that sugar is toxic and should be consumed as often as tobacco. Jan 10, 2017 taubess latest book, the case against sugar, looks to be less controversial, if only because socalled guardians of public health have of late subtly reemphasised in government eating guidelines the role of sugar as a dietary villain, adopting what taubes calls the we knew it all along approach. Gary taubess the case against sugar sugarcoats nothing. The case against sugar, by gary taubes the atlantic. In his new book the case against sugar he narrows his focus to sugar. An awardwinning science and health journalist, his writing has appeared in discover, science, the new york times magazine, the atlantic, nature and the british journal of medicine. Dec 23, 2016 a new book by gary taubes argues nutritionists, scientists and doctors have spent decades blaming dietary fat and salt for modern illnesses when the real culprit is sugar.
Jan 06, 2017 in the case against sugar, science writer gary taubes why we get fat delves into americas history with sugar. Gary taubess new book puts sugar on trial psychology today. Jan 02, 2017 the case against sugar by gary taubes is published by portobello books. Gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades. Say your child petitioned for permission to smoke a pack of cigarettes a week. Initiative nusi, will discuss his latest book, the case against sugar.
Among other things, he writes about the views of robert lustig, an obesity expert at the university of california, san francisco, school of medicine. Jan 19, 2017 gary taubes says sugar is poison science writer gary taubes has been writing columns everywhere promoting his new book the case against sugar. The case against sugar should be a powerful weapon against future misinformation. His writing has also appeared in the new york times magazine, the. Jan 18, 2017 taubes has been researching sugar for yearsfrom all sides. Gary taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and cofounder of the nonprofit nutrition science initiative. Eugenia bone, the wall street journal no one in this country has worked harder on or better understood the role of sugar in our diet than gary taubes. In the case against sugar, gary taubes takes you to the root cause of obesity and shows how the sugar lobby successfully. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the case against sugar. Gary taubes has done an excellent job in explaining why sugar is so terrible for the.