This new edition includes an introductory essay by Fernando Coronil that provides a contrapuntal reading of the relationship between Ortiz’s book and its original introduction by the renowned anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski.

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The place of sugar in modern history.

Monograph on the historical development of the sugar industry in Cuba between 1760 and 1860 - includes illustrations, references and statistical tables.

The shocking truth about sugar, the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick indeed.

"Lose weight, stop cravings, get your energy back, and still eat what you love."

Simple text and photographs show fats, oils, and sugary foods, and explain how you can make healthy food choices.

A revolutionary program to kick your sugar habit for good, taking years off your body and face

Sugar became a social marker that established and reinforced class and gender differences."--BOOK JACKET.

Lustig's 90-minute YouTube video "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" has been viewed more than two million times. He documents the science and the politics that has led to the pandemic of chronic disease over the last 30 years.