- Hardcover: 194 pages
- Publisher: Cancer Book House (Jun 1976)
- ISBN-10: 0801959543
- ISBN-13: 978-0801959547
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,700,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reviews the history and folklore, medical and otherwise, of refined sucrose and explains the ubiquitous chemical's threats to health.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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"Sugar Blues" will change you outlook on sugar forever. It opened my eyes to pay attention to what I put in my body. This book is hard to read at times and does appear to be very opinionated, but it had a great impact on my life. I have been eliminating sugar from my diet and I have never felt better. I had gained a lot of weight during the last year and had little energy. I have made a concious effort to put to use the tips in this book and I have a new lease on life. My energy seems to go up every day. If you like this book another that I have read is:"Get the Sugar Out". It includes a few sugarless recipes as well. Please read this book if you are having ANY health problems or a low energy level. This will change your life forever.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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When I read Sugar Blues the first time, I was already struggling to eliminate refined sugar from my diet because I knew I was addicted to it. Dufty's book just further supported my suspicions, that sugar is not only extremely habit-forming, but it was also responsible for my flagging energy levels, mood swings, and many other unpleasant symptoms. This book is a superb combo of personal testimony and well-researched facts, and is sure to make every reader give another thought to eating foods containing this "white death."
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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In SUGAR BLUES, William Dufty doesn't just lift the historical mask on sugar, he pulverizes it. I have read other books detailing the biological havoc that refined sugar wreaks on the body, but this is the first book I've seen that places sugar in a historical framework and charts its path of destruction over thousands of years, through the rise and fall of civilizations right up to present-day corporate and government duplicity. The results are truly eye-opening, if not shocking. If you thought sugar was just one of life's sweet little nuisances, think again. It has been one of the major levers for the enslavement and control of human beings for millenia.
The portrait of the historical drama of sugar is this book's strength. SUGAR BLUES does have minor weaknesses, however. It's lacking in science, which these days is important to have when challenging the status quo. It also lacks a systematic argument, the chapters often meandering from subject to subject (the chapter on sugar in cigarettes, for instance, ends with a discussion of sugar's role in auto accidents). Finally, the book sputters to its conclusion as Dufty provides a final chapter on recipes that frankly put me to sleep. He should have stuck to his original purpose here and delivered a final, clinching argument. With a new edition, all of these minor wrinkles could be addressed.
That said, this book's value is nonetheless extraordinary. Sugar is so entrenched in most people's lifestyles that it is practically invisible, taken for granted. But if it has caused half the damage Dufty claims it has, then everyone should do themselves a favor and read his book. It doesn't end there; I know from personal struggle that sugar is incredibly hard to kick. But the first step in any change is knowing you have to make it.
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Unrefined Sugar's Effect on Weight.
This book kept me thinking about sugar, but it can provide a lot more evidence on why refined sugar is not healthy even though I wanted to try a no sugar life since I know sugar is... Read more
Published 5 months ago by SonnyK
Very Informative
I Loved reading Sugar Blues, I feel I learnt so much about sugar and how it effects our bodies. However I feel the author is too extreme and is completely against sugar... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Love To Bake
Amazing!!
This book is truly inspirational and life-changing. As the review reads on the front-cover, "If you are at all interested in your health, read this book" - it's so true!! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jade C
sack off the sugar!
until reading this, I'd been a sugar addict without even knowing it!
this book tells a story-how we all are made sugar addicts, & how we can become free.. Read more
this book tells a story-how we all are made sugar addicts, & how we can become free.. Read more
Published 12 months ago by windy miller
Well I never knew that!
I am only half way through this book and I have learnt so much already.
While I knew that sugar was "bad" for you and that it rots your teeth, I had never even... Read more
While I knew that sugar was "bad" for you and that it rots your teeth, I had never even... Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Guinness Lover
Very Important Read
There is a distinct author bias in this book, and it isn't laid out for an easy read, but the facts are clear: sugar is terrible for the human body and its production and trade has... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by S. Cooksley
Sugar is poison!
I first read this book over 25 years ago when my father bought it home. The information it contained had a huge impact on me and lead me to giving up sugar as an additive and... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by Ms. ND Valentine
Important knowledge
This book contains knowledge that every parent should know before they give sweets / candy to their children.
Its a life changer.
Its a life changer.
Published on 13 Nov 2008 by D. Boskma
a must read
Yes I know he goes on a bit, but just read it with an open mind and then for got sake just give up sugar. Its just that simple. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2007 by Mr. Paul Keely
Excellent book for content and history...
Read this book if you want to understand how refined sugars and refined foods destroy one's health. You'll learn more than you want to know about refined sugar, one of the great... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 1999
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