How long does it take to read The Case Against Sugar?
The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes takes about 6 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2016. 365 pages, about 100,375 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 11 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society"--
Subjects: Physiological effect, Case studies, Nutritionally induced diseases, Sugar-free diet, Popular works, Sugar
