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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2018-11-22

Books mentioned on There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Rebroadcast)

1 book · With Roger Layton, Brenna Oldroyd, Richard Kahn, Margaret Hamburg, Robert Lustig, Nicole Avina, Elizabeth Abbott · Listen

Some people argue that sugar should be regulated, like alcohol and tobacco, on the grounds that it’s addictive and toxic. How much sense does that make?

Stephen Dubner discussed Sugar by Elizabeth Abbott.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Sugar

    Elizabeth Abbott · at 33:27

    Sugar, A Bittersweet History by Elizabeth Abbott explores the complex historical trajectory of sugar and its evolving role in human society.

    Discussed
    “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 There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Rebroadcast) 2018-11-22
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