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The book explores the hidden stories behind this sweet product, revealing how powerful American interests deposed Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii, how Hitler tried to ensure a steady supply of beet sugar when enemies threatened to cut off Germany's supply of overseas cane sugar, and how South Africa established a domestic ethanol industry in the wake of anti-apartheid sugar embargos. The book follows the history of sugar to the present day, showing...
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"The definitive 2,500-year history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to worldwide environmental devastation and the obesity pandemic. For most of history, humans did without refined sugar. After all, it serves no necessary purpose in our diets, and extracting it from plants takes hard work and ingenuity. Granulated sugar was first produced in India around the sixth century BC, yet for almost 2,500...
3) Baking with less sugar: recipes for desserts using natural sweeteners and little-to-no white sugar
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Recipes for mouthwatering desserts with minimal refined sugar from the James Beard Award–winning pastry chef and author of Flour. Trust Joanne Chang—beloved author of the bestselling Flour and a Harvard math major to boot—to come up with this winning formula: minus the sugar = plus the flavor. The sixty-plus recipes here are an eye-opener for anyone who loves to bake and wants to cut back on the sugar. Joanne warmly shares her secrets for playing...
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
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Schaub challenged her family to join her on a quest to eat no added sugar for an entire year. Along the way, she uncovered the real costs of our sugar-heavy American diet-- including diabetes, obesity, and other health problems. Here is what "kicking the sugar addiction" looks like for a real American family.
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"In Sugar Gliders, beginning readers will spend a day in the life of a sugar glider. Follow along as sugar gliders glide from trees, search for food, and raise joeys. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to sugar gliders' appearance, diet, behaviors, and habitat. A picture diagram labels a sugar glider's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn...
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When First Lady Michelle Obama tasked Yosses to create healthier treats for her family, he discovered that dialing back the sugar actually made his desserts taste better. Now he shows you how to showcase the natural sweetness and unique flavors of other ingredients-- fruits, essential oils, herbs and spices, among others-- so you'll be satisfied even if there's a smaller portion on your plate.
12) Sugar gliders
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An introduction to sugar gliders, with tips on keeping one as a pet.
13) Sugars
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Focuses on sugars in our diet, explaining where they come from and how our bodies process them. Includes recipes and activities.
15) Sugar baby
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Cookbooks with recipes for baking with sugar (in the oven) continue to top the bestseller lists. And yet, no one has set out to do a cookbook with recipes on cooking with sugar (on the stovetop)—until now. In Sugar Baby, Gesine Bullock-Prado offers totally unintimidating step-by-step advice; the simplest instructions; recipes for candy, confections, and treats that integrate stovetop work into finished desserts; and a hilarious voice. Organized...
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"It's no secret that sugar is in the crosshairs right now--but simply taking the sugar out of your favorite dessert recipes can have disastrous results. Add to that the challenges inherent in using natural sweeteners (like coconut sugar, honey, and maple syrup), and it becomes clear that baking this way requires creative techniques and thoughtful solutions. Enter America's Test Kitchen. We've developed more than 100 revolutionary recipes for great-tasting...
20) Sugar shock!: how sweets and simple carbs can derail your life, and how you can get back on track
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An exposé of the negative effects of sugars and simple carbohydrates links sweets to a range of maladies from obesity to cancer, in a reference that draws on medical research and makes recommendations for ending sugar addiction.
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