To inform consumers about the health risks of soda and other sweetened beverages, Appleton (PhD, nutrition services) and Jacobs (a California reporter/filmmaker) present an overview of sugar's
effects on the body's chemistry, common sweeteners, links to health problems, and ways to overcome this marketing-driven addiction. The book includes a summary table of the sugar content of
popular beverages, recipes for better alternatives, and order forms for the authors' Suicide by Sugar and related materials. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
