Medicine and Health

Take Note: The Case Against Sugar

WPSU | By Patty Satalia

Published March 3, 2017 at 1:00 PM EST

Gary Taubes, author, "The Case Against Sugar"

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent than ever and obesity is epidemic. Today’s guest makes a compelling case that the root cause of these, and other society-wide illnesses, is sugar, which he calls uniquely toxic. We’ll talk with award-winning science writer, Gary Taubes, author of The Case Against Sugar.

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GARY TAUBES TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SUGAR CONSUMPTION.

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Patty Satalia

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.

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