Book · 2008 · Business & Economics
Sugar
A Bittersweet History
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She teaches history at Trinity College University of Toronto. She's the author of Sugar, A Bittersweet History. She says the debate over what sugar is, a food, a drug, or something in between, is not new.
Stephen Dubner · Freakonomics Radio · Nov 2018 Why people recommend it
Sugar, A Bittersweet History by Elizabeth Abbott explores the complex historical trajectory of sugar and its evolving role in human society. Stephen Dubner featured Abbott, a history teacher at Trinity College at the University of Toronto, on Freakonomics Radio in April 2017 and a November 2018 rebroadcast to discuss the subject. Dubner introduced Abbott and her book to frame a broader conversation about whether modern debates over sugar treating it as a food, drug, or something in between are entirely unprecedented. By citing Abbott's work, the podcast established that contemporary controversies regarding sugar consumption and public health have deep historical roots. Abbott used her historical research to explain how society's relationship with the substance has transformed over centuries. The discussions relied on Abbott's expertise as the author of Sugar to provide listeners with a comprehensive overview of how a commodity once considered a luxury became a central focus of modern nutritional debates and regulatory scrutiny.
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Stephen Dubner She teaches history at Trinity College University of Toronto. She's the author of Sugar, A Bittersweet Hist… 2
“She teaches history at Trinity College University of Toronto. She's the author of Sugar, A Bittersweet History. She says the debate over what sugar is, a food, a drug, or something in between, is not new.”
“That's Elizabeth Abbott. She teaches history at Trinity College University of Toronto. She's the author of Sugar, A Bittersweet History.”