Sugar: The world corrupted, from slavery to obesity

Synopsis

The Story Of Sugar, And Of Mankind's Desire For Sweetness In Food And Drink Is A Compelling, Though Confusing Story. It Is Also An Historical Story. The Story Of Mankind's Love Of Sweetness - The Need To Consume Honey, Cane Sugar, Beet Sugar And Chemical Sweeteners - Has Important Historical Origins. To Take A Simple Example, Two Centuries Ago, Cane Sugar Was Vital To The Burgeoning European Domestic And Colonial Economies. For All Its Recent Origins, Today's Obesity Epidemic - If That Is What It Is - Did Not Emerge Overnight, But Instead Evolved From A Complexity Of Historical Forces Which Stretch Back Centuries. We Can Only Fully Understand This Modern Problem, By Coming To Terms With Its Genesis And History: And We Need To Consider The Historical Relationship Between Society And Sweetness Over A Long Historical Span. This Book Seeks To Do Just That: To Tell The Story Of How The Consumption Of Sugar - The Addition Of Sugar To Food And Drink - Became A Fundamental And Increasingly Troublesome Feature Of Modern Life. James Walvin. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 293-315) And Index.