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The Sugar Fix; The High-Fructose Fallout That Is Making You Fat and Sick
ISBN: 9781439101674 | 1439101671
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pub. Date: 4/28/2009
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WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT FRUCTOSE AND HFCS COULD KILL YOUCutting back on the fructose in your diet could save your life -- and shrink your waistline. Table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) -- the primary sources of fructose -- are staples of our food supply, and are even found in foods that aren't necessarily sweet, like breads, soups, ketchup, and salad dressing. These sweeteners are linked to health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and joint and abdominal pain. They may also increase your risk for liver and kidney diseases, prema... MORE
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Crystals and Corn Syrup: A Brief History of Fructose | |
| The Fructose Factor | p. 3 |
| Raising Cane | p. 16 |
| Sweet and Dangerous | p. 36 |
| The Price of Sugar: Fructose, Uric Acid, and Your Health | |
| Signs of Trouble | p. 53 |
| The Acid Test | p. 75 |
| Sugar Shock | p. 101 |
| The (Other) Trouble with Fructose | p. 12... MORE |
| Sweet Salvation: The Low-Fructose Solution | |
| Steak and Potatoes | p. 147 |
| Group Therapy | p. 162 |
| The Case for Milk | p. 186 |
| The Low-Fructose Diet | p. 199 |
| More Than a Diet: The Low-Fructose Lifestyle | |
| Further Steps | p. 245 |
| Good Questions | p. 268 |
| Epilogue | p. 287 |
| Appendices | |
| Recipes for the Low-Fructose Diet | p. 295 |
| The Fructose Content of Common Foods | p. 350 |
| The Fructose Content of Popular Fast Foods | p. 362 |
| The Purine Content of Selected Foods | p. 370 |
| References | p. 371 |
| Index | p. 377 |
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Richard J. Johnson, MD, has been a practicing physician and clinical research scientist for more than twenty-five years. He currently serves as Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension at University of Colorado Health Sciences in Denver, Colorado. Timothy Gower is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in many publications, including Prevention, Esquire, Men's Health, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. He resides in Massachusetts.
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