Sugar Blues

by William Dufty

Book Overview

It's a prime ingredient in countless substances from cereal to soup, from cola to coffee. Consumed at the rate of one hundred pounds for every American every year, it's as addictive as nicotine -- and as poisonous. It's sugar. And "Sugar Blues", inspired by the crusade of Hollywood legend Gloria Swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generation's greatest medical killer and shows how a revitalizing, sugar-free diet can not only...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446343129
• ISBN13: 9780446343121
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Balance
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

“Poison,” whispered actress Gloria Swanson as the author Dufty reaxhes for multiple sugar cubes (and

So important to understand the connection between nutrition and mental health and this was an eye opener for me when I read it in the 90s, and came looking for it today after learning of a suicide by someone I knew…and someone else I knew and loved did the same 5 days later…wondering if I could somehow help people realize the power in what they take into their bodies—that they’re taking it into their minds and emotional state.

A true health classic!

I'm sugar-free ever since reading "Sugar Blues." I was sluggish, moody, hungry, etc. I remembered that John Lennon mentioned Dufty's book in an interview once. So I bought it at the local health food store. He starts off with his own sugar hell and redemption and then delves into the whole history of the cane. Very interesting, healthwise and also politically. This is the meat of the book. (The Boston "Tea" Party? More like the rum party.) I like his writing style; he keeps it homespun. (Why did some think this book needs more "hard science"? Isn't it already in there? It's not intended to be in a medical journal [which can't always be trusted!].) When I tell people I'm sugar-free they usually scoff, saying sugar's not that bad for you, why give it up completely. Well, now I wake up clear and I get through the afternoon w/o any flagging of energy. At various times of the day I'll feel some energy racing through my body. (A great feeling; keeps me motivated.) Now I need less food on my plate, and my hypoglycemia has all but disappeared. (Think about THAT one, folks.) Never eat "refined sucrose" again! It can be done! Sky's the limit! Thank you, William Dufty!