Description |
495 pages ; 25 cm |
Note |
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-470) and index. |
Contents |
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 I! -- 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 |
Summary |
"An eye-opening, comprehensive history of diabetes research and treatment, by the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat and award-winning journalist"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Diabetes -- History.Diabetes -- Research.
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Diabetes -- Research.
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Added Title |
What science reveals about diet, insulin, and successful treatments |
ISBN |
9780525520085 hc |
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0525520082 hc |
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