Sugar Has 56 Names (eBook)

Sugar hides behind many names in ingredient lists for some of the most common foods on our supermarket shelves. Some, like "e;evaporated cane juice"e; might be easy enough to puzzle out -- but what about the less obvious ones, like "e;agave"e;? In Sugar Has 56 Names, bestselling author of Fat Chance Rob Lustig provides a list of of ingredient names that food manufacturers use to disguise the sugar content of their products, as well as a do/do not eat list of foods. Concise and direct, Sugar Has 56 Names is an essential tool for smart shopping.

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In the newest edition of The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the U.S. government has – for the very first time – limited the amount of sugar that it is safe for us to consume. Yet  sugar hides behind many names on ingredient lists, making it sometimes impossible to discover. Although "e;evaporated cane juice"e; might be easy enough to puzzle out – what about “diastatic malt” or “panocha?” In Sugar Has 56 Names, Robert H. Lustig, MD, bestselling author of Fat Chance and The Fat Chance Cookbook, provides a list of ingredient names that food manufacturers use to disguise sugar content as well as a rundown of common grocery store items and their total sugar content. Concise and direct, Sugar Has 56 Names is an essential tool for smart shopping.