Twitter summary: Why you’re addicted to sugar, how it’s shrinking your brain and what to do to fix it.
The good: Generally decent book for beginners just starting out on a health journey and want to reduce their processed sugar intake, re-balance their serotonin and dopamine levels and learn the basics of a healthier diet and lifestyle. The author does include his 28 day sugar brain fix program and a number of recipes to enjoy.
The bad: My expectations for a health/nutrition book are scientific facts layers on scientific facts with more scientific facts on top so that it makes my head spin. I want to learn as much as possible and finish reading the book feeling like I can apply the knowledge.
Favourite aspect of the book: To be brutally honest, it was Chapter 1. It nicely summarizes the key points of the book. Included below is the one fact that made me continue to read the book:
“The commission’s recommendation on sugar consumption: It must be cut in half. You see, sugercane is one of the world’s thirstiest crops. About nine gallons of water are required to produce just one teaspoon of sugar [WHAT?!]. The increasing demand for sugar has fueled deforestation in parts of the world with the most threatened ecosystems, like Brazil. According to the World Wildlife Fund, 12 countries devote at least a quarter of their land for sugarcane production. To meet the projected demand for sugar by 2050, growers will need to allocate 50% more land to this water-hungry crop.” — page 39, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Sugar Brain
Recommendation: Good for beginners but not for me. I am not a health professional but I much rather prefer the following beginner books about sugar — The Diabetes Code by Jason Fung and The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes.
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