And what to do about it was released in december 2010. Gary taubes says sugar is poison science writer gary taubes has been writing columns everywhere promoting his new book the case against sugar. The primary disease of concern is diabetes, and taubes provides a reasonably extensive history of the occurrence of diabetes and the evolution of medical. The most likely cause is our skyrocketing consumption of sugar, which is now in everything from soup to ketchup to crackers. Sugar may be an empty nutrient, but is it poisonous.
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. The case against sugar should be a powerful weapon against future misinformation. Gary taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and cofounder of the nonprofit nutrition science initiative. 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. You dont have to be a slave to potentially toxic sugar. But theres scant science behind claims that sugar directly causes. Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for. The scientist and the stairmaster new york magazine. The toxic truth too much fructose can damage your liver, just like too much alcohol. Taubes has been researching sugar for yearsfrom all sides. Sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions for disease aeon. There are more than 40 synonyms for processed sugar on food labels. What gary taubes missed in his big attack on dietary sugar. It wasnt so much that researchers learned anything particularly new about the effects of sugar or high.
After that hes written a more consumerfriendly and shorter book called why we get fat 2011. In two earlier books, good calories, bad calories and why we get fat. I highly suggest watching either or both youtube videos linked in first sentence of article below. In the case against sugar, taubes distills the carbohydrate argument further, zeroing in on sugar as the true villain. As a journalist, an investigator, a scientist, and. Gary taubess the case against sugar sugarcoats nothing. This tidal wave is the subject of us science journalist gary taubess remarkable book. My sincere hope, however, is that you now understand that this is probably the wrong question to be asking.
Gary taubes on his new book and why he wont eat christmas sweets. More on taubes, lustig and toxic sugar sweat science. Andreas eenfeldt, md in book, gary taubes sciencewriter gary taubes, arguably one of the greatest modern influencers in the obesity debate, is releasing his new book the case against sugar today. When it comes to getting fat, weve come to believe its as simple as calories in versus. Thats precisely what new york times bestselling author and science writer gary taubes has done in his soontoclassic book the case against sugar. 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. Theres good reason to believe sugar is making us sick, according to gary taubes. In only a few decades, there are now more obese people on the planet than there are undernourished. The awardwinning journalist once again takes up the cudgel in defense of health. Clearly i dont think any of us should eat sugar, and i try to stay away from it, he says during a call to his home built by the founders of the clorox bleach company in.
Chronicling the authors path of investigation and own success in eliminating sugar from her diet in 1997, sugar toxic is an eyeopening exploration of the harmful effects of free glucose, the sugar molecule that has managed to silently avoid scrutiny all the while invading every corner of the dietary landscape. A chapter from gary taubes the case against sugar december 27 2016 by dr. It took six years and countless reclusive hours for investigative science journalist and bestselling author gary taubes to finish his latest book. Yes, gary taubes, the prosecutor in the provocative, eyeopening book the case against sugar, took his 8yearold son trickortreating in his oakland, california, neighborhood on halloween. The basic premise of this book is that sugar is toxic in large amounts, and the modern diet in the united states and many other nations across the globe now incorporates far too much sugar. While it is now recognized that a drastic increase in the consumption of sugar and. 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.
The case against sugar, by gary taubes the atlantic. Its an interesting article, worth a read, and taubes is reasonably circumspect in acknowledging the uncertainties in the current evidence. His work has appeared in discover and science among others. Gary taubes is one of the true pioneers of the lowcarb movement of the last two decades. All four of the magazines main articles are essential reading for everyone. Here he reveals what everyone should know going about sugar in 2017and beyond. Author interview gary taubes, author of the case against.
In other words, toxic sugar would seem to offer the most parsimonious explanation of. In his new york times magazine article, taubes claims that fructoseis what distinguishes sugar from other carbohydraterich foods like. Gary taubes argues in a new book that sugar is toxic and should be consumed as often as tobacco. Ascolgan photographygetty images b ack in 1934 just three in every thousand adult americans had diabetes. Gary taubes says sugar is poison food science institute. Gary taubes born april 30, 1956 is an american journalist, writer and lowcarbohydrate diet advocate. Gary taubess new book puts sugar on trial psychology today. Gary taubes has studied nutrition for 28 years and hes come to one conclusion. In this weeks new york times magazine, gary taubes, author most recently of why we get fat. Taubes is now factchecking the book before publication.
He says its the primary culprit behind soaring diabetes and. Check out my bestselling new book on the science of endurance, endure. Gary taubes and the case against sugar sciencebased. If you want to get thin and stay healthy, then you need to cut out carbs and sugar from your diet. 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. The science journalist gary taubes starts his book the case against sugar with the following argument. This book is to educate consumers that knowledge is power. 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. A friend just forwarded the new gary taubes nyt magazine article on robert lustigs claims that sugar is toxic. If you dont read this article for your own knowledgeread it for a loved one. A chapter from gary taubes the case against sugar diet.
Talk to gary taubes about sugar well the new york times. This book opens consumers eye to understand the sugar loaded processed food heavily pushed to get hook on. Sugar is addictive to the average person and it is poison to some who have underlying health issues. In 1961 i started to read the new york times when i went to work in washington. The short life and weird times of cold fusion 1993, and good calories, bad calories 2007, titled the diet delusion 2008 in the uk and australia. 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. The work opens by examining whether sugar should be perceived as a food or a drug. He implicates scientists, nutritionists and especially the sugar industry in. The first symptom doctors are told to look for in diagnosing metabolic syndrome is an expanding waistline. Sugar is the root cause of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. In his latest book, taubes why we get fat and what to do about it, 2010, etc. Article sugar is a toxic agent that creates conditions.
If you want to lose weight, you need to cut out the sugar. From the bestselling author of why we get fat, a groundbreaking, eyeopening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium. He is the author of nobel dreams 1987, bad science. If lustig is right, then our excessive consumption of sugar is the primary reason that the numbers of obese and diabetic americans have skyrocketed in the past 30 years. Sanjay gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer.
Recent revelations exposed the sugar industrys backroom coverup of the harmful effects of this pervasive. There is growing scientific consensus that one of the most common types of sugar, fructose, can be toxic to the liver, just like alcohol. Sugar is uniquely toxic, he says, and compares the scale of the problem. His third book on the topic of diet and health, the case against sugar, is a. This weeks issue focuses on health and wellness 2011. 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. Consumers will pay a high price later in life in terms of health, diseases and medicine dependent. The article is by gary taubes, author of good calories, bad calories, a gripping book that examines the evidence for the dangers of refined sugar and flour. Taubes notes that in may 1976, the public relations society of america gave a silver anvil award to the sugar association for its ability to stem the flow of reckless commentary about sugar. Taubes methodically explains why sugarnot sloth, not fataccounts for our unprecedented levels of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Sugar may not be toxic to everyone, but restricting our diets to whole foods and thereby reducing its intake by a lot sure makes people feel a whole lot better in general. The science of its metabolism is certainly complex, and this author is not a nutritionist or biochemist.
Shots health news sugary foods can lead people to pack on the pounds. And what to do about it, he marshaled masses of evidence to support his thesis that the calories incalories out model is wrong, that carbohydrates are the cause of obesity and most of the diseases of civilization, and that simply restricting carbohydrates will result in weight. By 2012 that had risen to one in seven, with a new case being. Posted by me, bolded by me, written by gary taubes april, 2011new york times. Among other things, he writes about the views of robert lustig, an obesity expert at the university of california, san francisco, school of medicine.
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