Review Of Gary Taubes's Argument That Sugar Is A Killer '

I grew up playing the game “Candyland”, and I dreamed of finding the golden ticket and living in Willie Wonka’s factory. I was also given a Gatorade after every sporting event I ever played in so what could be so bad about sugar? Sugar, real and artificial, can be found in almost every product we consume and although sugar is a simple carbohydrate that the body uses for energy, its impact on our body is far from simple. The consumption of sugar has been linked to a host of chronic health problems, including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The addictive nature of sugar is also a significant problem that leads to the other detrimental effects listed above. Sugar has also been useful to help preserve goods, fuel fermentation, balance acidity, and add flavor to other foods. Whether it’s cereal, spaghetti sauce, or yogurt, sugar is everywhere and has become unavoidable in our daily diets. As Americans, we have become accustomed to the sweet addictive taste of sugar, and our dependence on excessive amounts of sugar in its different forms has become alarming to many health experts. In analyzing preference and dependency with sugar, I will trace the addictive nature and major risks sugar has placed on society.

This is a fact that is not only staggering, but also shocking that we’ve let this happen to the modern age what with all the technology that could perhaps help reduce this. Paragraph 3’s testimonial is in short order, the UN says that sugar is now in the same league of products as tobacco and alcohol, especially when consumed in large amount, can pose a serious health threat, however it is OK, but only if used in moderation.

Overall, sugar consumption has increased immensely. We know that our health is worse than it was just two hundred years ago, and yet we do nothing more than add sugar. Sugar is not a good thing, and it’s even worse when we eat a lot of it. Sugar has had a negative effect on everyone, not only our youth. We, as a whole, eat way too much sugar and either need to eat less sugar, or eradicate it

One of the common disease in America caused by the excessive consumption of sugar is obesity. In America, the obesity rates had increased in the last decades and affects different on each person. The effects of sugar on people depends on the race, gender, and age of Americans. According to an

Obesity, heart disease and diabetes are all serious conditions that are caused by an increased intake of sugar. In the documentary Sugar Coated, it mentions Japan and how over there, they are taking drastic measures to ensure that their nation does not have to be burdened by the diseases sugar can lead to. Before Japan was introduced to a high sugar diet, they were much healthier than Americans. Now, Japan has to combat many years of high sugar diets that is newly occurring and could potentially ruin their economy due to sugar intake. Although one may think they have a well balanced diet, there are many ways that sugar can be disguised by wording through seemingly healthy food items, such as granola bars, fruit juices and yogurts. Another problem

Pollan and Hastings et al gave their idea on sugar and diabetes while Bittman did concern a little. Just take a glance at some statics now. 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. 1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older in 2010. (Cited from http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/) Seriously, syrup is the culprit and we can see it everywhere from drinks, snacks, food, and oil. Hastings et al call syrup empty calories because syrup can’t give people any benefit; otherwise people still need to do a lot exercise to burn those calories. In the “Deadly Noodles”, Hastings et al said in both developed and developing countries, people are doing less and less activities, so diabetes always trouble people there. Compared with Hastings et al, Michael Pollan is a real detective at this issue, who see the truth for why there is growing more diabetes. He said generally, it’s us, not something else, are doing contributing to the diseases. Government over subsidizes on crops especially on crop syrup, then syrup becomes cheaper and is used more comprehensively in producing what people eat every day, and finally, as people consume more, they get bigger possibility to get diabetes. That’s the problem, and Pollan said that one in three Americans born in the year

According to the article "Deather by Sugar", many of the products you are consuming may also be killing you. A simple cupcake can lead to health issues. You will never look at sweets the same way. After the first sweets were fabricated, America was a change continent. The revolution of candy took over the whole continent. By the 1920s people could select sweets from different verities back then the world breaking discovery of candy would only lead to great success, but little do they know that it would later lead to terrifying diseases mainly targeting young audiotape and children. Foods that you eat in a daily basis may have a lot of sugar, and you don't even know about it. Studies suggest cutting down the amount of sugar you are having in

Obviously I’m not a professional scientists, and I clearly don’t know as much about the effects of sugar as Taubes does, but I certainly feel their are some faults in the answers he gives. Firstly, I would like to point out that the argument that sugar is bad for us probably doesn’t need to be made. We already know that. No one goes out and eats a 10 bags of Skittles and thinks it's healthy. Nevertheless, Taubes main argument is not that sugar is okay t eat in moderation, but that sugar should be forgone. To me, that seems a bit hyperbolic, if not completely unrealistic. I don’t see how sugar, in its purest form, could be the cause of the obesity

“More people will die from obesity than starvation.” Many people are gaining excess weight that ultimately results into Obesity.This is a big controversy because obesity has become one of the most known reasons for cancer and many other illnesses. It’s even affecting children. According to the American Heart Association, the percentage for child obesity raised to about 18.4% ranging from children as young as 2 and older. After watching the documentary, Fed Up, by Katie Couric, it is revealed that the reason percentages for Obesity is rising is due to the fact that many become addicted to sugar, the amount of calorie intake, and etc. Sugar addiction sources from industries that finds interest in high profit and less interest on the health of

Sugar is, and has always been, unavoidable; conversely, sugar has not always been toxic. Naturally abundant and technically enhanced, this substance has followed in the footsteps of tobacco and alcohol, becoming just as unhealthy and ultimately lethal. And, without the implementation of government

Thirty-five years ago John Yudkin wrote a work “Pure, white and deadly” in which he explained the harm that the sugar does to the body. He claimed that saturated fats are essential for an organism since it tis the way for the body to store necessary energy, however too much glucose in the body leads to obesity. His idea

It is common to see a set of overweight parents give birth to an overweight baby. After a couple generations this becomes a common trait among family members as habits and DNA are passed down. We can't simply blame the food industry for a problem that begins at home. There are plenty of people as well that stay relatively thin and healthy while still consuming the same sugary diets. It

Researchers who are publishing in the Journalist of the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine have found that Americans who consume the most sugar are twice as likely to die from a heart disease compared to those of us who limit our sugar intake to about 160 calories a day. That is about 10 teaspoons.’ (http://www.npr.org/2014/02/05/271873707/you-may-be-eating-more-sugar-than-you-realize-and-thats-bad) (citaat)

Remarkably, people who consume the most sugar are by far the most likely to become overweight or obese and this applies to all age groups, races and sexes.

As we hear of more studies exclaiming alarming findings of negative health concerns related to obesity and our continuously growing percentage of obesity in our country, particularly childhood obesity, sugar is in the spotlight. We often hear of dieticians and weight loss experts warning us that we