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Aug 10, 2017one_hundred rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Definitely an eye-opening read that helped cement the vague notion of "sugar n' carbs are bad for you, m'kay", which has been floating around in my head for a number of years. After reading this, I'm convinced there is no place for sugar or refined starches in my diet (not even "in moderation", which he built the case for in the prologue chapter of the book). Only problem with the book, I think, is that it probably could have been WAY shorter than it was (1/3rd or 1/4th, perhaps). The bulk of the book was about the history of sugar with lots of side-tracking, and not a whole lot of it was actually about "making the case" against sugar or actually explaining things in detail. That, combined with a pretty dry literally style, made the book a bit of a slog for me (and consequently, hard to recommend to others). So to summarize: The information that IS there is really good, and the author did a great job of covering all his bases when defending his assertions. But be prepared to be pretty bored through most of it.