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Title Statement | Rethinking diabetes: what science reveals about diet, insulin, and successful treatments / Gary Taubes. |
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Author | Taubes, Gary |
Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf,2024. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 495 pages ; |
ISBN | 9780525520085 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07262169 |
Contents | Introduction --The nature of medical knowledge --The early history --Diabetes in retrospect --The fear of fat --Insulin --Rise of the carbohydrate-rich diet --Good science/bad science, part I --Good science/bad science, part II --Good science/bad science, part III --The end of carbohydrate restriction --Diabetes and heart disease --What you see is all there is --Low blood sugar --High-fat diets --Very-low-carbohydrate diets --Epilogue : the conflicts of evidence-based medicine. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | In 'Rethinking Diabetes', Gary Taubes explores the history and the treatment of diabetes, types 1 and 2, elucidating how decades-old research that is rife with misconceptions has continued to influence the guidance physicians offer-at the expense of their patients' long-term well-being. |
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By Topic | Diabetes--History |
Diabetes--Research |