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Essays
The Case against Sugar Isn’t So Easily Dismissed
Gary Taubes replies to his critics on the link between sugar and obesity, and on the link between government advice and overconsumption.
Essays
Putting Nutrition Claims to the Test
Terence Kealey praises Gary Taubes for being willing to submit his nutritional theories to empirical testing.
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Unintended Consequences, Special Interests, Sugar, and a View from the Clinical Trenches
Yoni Freedhoff says that the public policy debate about nutrition would benefit from a practical, clinical perspective.
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Americans Eat Too Much Cake, but the Government Isn’t To Blame
Stephan Guyenet says Americans can't blame government nutrition advice for their overconsumption of sugar.
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Unintended Consequences, Special Interests, and Our Problem with Sugar
Gary Taubes, author of <em>The Case Against Sugar</em>, reviews the troubled history of federal food guidelines and their relationship to obesity.
Issues
Sugar and the State
Experts discuss the complicated relationship between the science of sugar and the world of public policy.
Essays
An Incremental Win
Thomas L. Knapp surveys the prospects of Maine's ranked choice voting experiment and looks forward to the data it will generate.