Pure, White and Deadly
  • Published: 1 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780241965290
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224
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Pure, White and Deadly

How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It

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The classic medical exposé of the hidden dangers of sugar

In 1972, when British scientist John Yudkin first proved that sugar was bad for our health, he was ignored by the majority of the medical profession and rubbished by the food industry. We should have heeded his warning.
Today, one in four adults in the UK are overweight. There is an epidemic of obese six-month-olds around the globe. Sugar consumption has tripled since the Second World War.
Using everyday language and a range of scientific evidence, Professor Yudkin explores the ins and out of sugar, from the different types - is brown sugar really better than white? - to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods and how it is damaging our health.
Brought up to date by childhood obesity expert Dr Robert Lustig MD, his classic exposé on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone interested in their health, the health of their children and the health of modern society.
  • Published: 1 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780241965290
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224
Categories:

About the author

John Yudkin

John Yudkin (8 August 1910 - 12 July 1995) was a British physiologist and scientist, whose books include The Slimming Business, Eat Well, Slim Well and The Nutrition Business. He became internationally famous with his book Pure, White and Deadly, first published in 1972, and was one of the first scientists to claim that sugar was a major cause of obesity and heart disease.

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Praise for Pure, White and Deadly

[A] valiant . . . attempt to warn us against our lust for sucrose

British Medical Journal

A landmark work on the subject

The Telegraph

A medical classic

Jack Winkler, Nutrition Policy Unit, London Metropolitan University

Arguably the leading nutritionist of his time

Guardian

As an isolated voice, Yudkin, who died in 1995, may have lost the battle with the sugar industry four decades ago, but big food will find it more difficult to silence his growing army of disciples whose only incentive is to expose what's right for public health

Guardian

Using everyday language and a range of scientific evidence, this book explores the ins and out of sugar, from the different types - is brown sugar really better for us than white? - to how it is sneakily inserted in our everyday foods.

Telegraph, Top 10 Diet Books

Yudkin was far ahead of his time with his idea of nutrition as a subject of great breadth: not just the study of the composition of foods, but the importance of enjoying a variety of fresh foods, and the recognition of the psychological and social factors that cause us to choose certain foods and avoid others

Independent
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