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    The Sugar Conspiracy
    The Sugar Conspiracy
    The Sugar Conspiracy
    Audiobook44 minutes

    The Sugar Conspiracy

    Written by Ian Leslie

    Narrated by Lucy Scott and Chloe Keiffer

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    About this audiobook

    In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Guardian
    Release dateJan 19, 2022
    ISBN9781094442761
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    • 5/5
      Fascinating and well presented. More reason to be suspicious of the experts!
    • 5/5
      This book is very helpful in explaining how the American diet got lead so far astray. I only wish my mom had read this before she passed away from heart disease -she could have avoided so many years of trying extremely hard to eat a low fat diet. Maybe if she could have avoided her daily calls with overeaters anonymous if she had just given her body what it needed - daily intake of healthy fat.
    • 5/5
      Loved it. Taught me a lot about healthy living. Good read
    • 5/5
      A fascinating read, not only about the causes of excess weight, but about the behaviour of “experts” when challenged
    • 5/5
      Very informative and eye-opening with references validifying the facts that were hidden from humanity. This is a must read for all!
    • 5/5
      Yo entendí que el malo es el azúcar aunque soy de la idea de que las grasas hay que conaumirlas poquito también
    • 1/5
      The book contains many factual inaccuracies. For example, the author states that carbohydrates only became a major component of human diets 10,000 years ago. This is false. Carbohydrates have always been a major part of human diets: (1) They are present in all fruits and vegetables (2) Humans have been eating cooked grains for at least 170,000 years. https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/early-humans-tucking-into-cooked-carbs-as-long-as-170000-years-ago/

      The author suggests that it’s settled science that saturated fat does not cause heart disease. On the contrary, The American Heart Association states, “Decades of sound science has proven it can raise your ‘bad’ cholesterol and put you at higher risk for heart disease.” There are different types of saturated fat, which have different effects on blood cholesterol levels, but the author neglects to mention this.

      Ironically, the author accuses scientists of conflating correlation with causation, and cherry-picking data to support a hypothesis, fallacies the author himself is guilty of committing repeatedly throughout the book. For example, he writes about the “rise in obesity since the 1980s” and concludes that it’s caused by an increase in sugar consumption, failing to mention that both fat and overall calorie consumption have also increased during the same period.

      While decrying carbohydrates generally, the author makes no mention of the crucial difference between whole foods, like sweet potatoes, berries, and oats, vs ultra-processed foods, like white bread, soda, and potato chips. This does the reader a disservice, and casual readers are likely to walk away drawing the wrong conclusions.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Yes I learned a few thing I didn’t know so it was worth reading

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I found this so helpful! I began looking for the sources cited inside of this well written piece before reaching the end. I highly recommend this as a starting point into the subject of sugar politics.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very informative and Interesting. I wish there were more chapters.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Dan is continuing the conspiracy!!! One review is enough, not 10 !!!
      You’re obviously trying to influence the ratings. Enough already!!!
    • 5/5
      Interesting to hear the politics behind scientific research and what becomes commonplace understanding. It's more nuanced than simply calling the sugar industry evil.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Informative and Educational! One to learn from without question and it motivates to make changes!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      An interesting read on the history of fats vs carbs, specifically sugars.

      Not sure why it's getting low reviews from uptight vegans as this is specifically about sugar and not a commentary on plant based diets at all, the clue is literally in the title.