Pure, White, and Deadly

How Sugar is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It

By: John Yudkin

Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell

Length: 9 hrs

Publisher's summary

More than 40 years before Gary Taubes published The Case Against Sugar, John Yudkin published his now-classic exposé on the dangers of sugar - now with a new introduction by Robert H. Lustig, the best-selling author of Fat Chance.

Scientist John Yudkin was the first to sound the alarm about the excess of sugar in the diet of modern Americans. His classic exposé, Pure, White, and Deadly, clearly and engagingly describes how sugar is damaging our bodies, why we eat so much of it, and what we can do to stop. He explores the ins and outs of sugar, from the different types - is brown sugar really better than white? - to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods and how it is harming our health.

In 1972, Yudkin was mostly ignored by the health industry and media, but the events of the last 40 years have proven him spectacularly right. Yudkin’s insights are even more important and relevant now, with today’s record levels of obesity, than when they were first published. Brought up-to-date by childhood obesity expert Dr. Robert H. Lustig, this emphatic treatise on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone concerned about their health, the health of their children, and the well-being of modern society.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2016 John Yudkin (P)2017 Post Hypnotic Press Inc.

A Real Lifesaver and Factual

I skipped this book at first because I did not care for the narrator's English accent, but I came back around and wow this John Yudkin and all these facts Through Out The Years of sugar, well suddenly I saw a clear picture of Life today that I am swallowed up by and my thinking. I am also trying to step out of the box of our diets and see the truth. Well, John Yudkin did it for me, he opened my eyes wide open. I now look at all the products before I put them in my mouth I had no idea that it was in literally everything.....it has been so easy to change my diet and my sugar consumption is now down to about 10% - to 15% found in processed foods. I wish you all the best of luck I have studied and listened to so many everything's on sugar in order to stop eating it well now I HAVE!!!

Everybody should read or listen to this book!

This book provides compelling information, the reader does an amazing job, very clear! Please listen!

Eerie and Powerful

Truly eerie to hear this for the first time when it is already so old and so much more is known that he believed would prove true - prayers for him and the arrows he took to begin to pave the way and three cheers to the republication into audio: - thank you.

Magnificent work!

The truth must come out, impressive how after many decades this isn’t already mainstream. Dr. Yudkin was so ahead of its time. We need more doctors like him & Lustig.

The wicked truth!

Pure, white and deadly is an eye opener, a game changer and call to examine your own lifestyle.
If you buy the whole argument is not the point. To recognize and tick off in my own life the effects of high sugar consumption is enough to set changes for the future in motion.
Disturbing? Perhaps. But my experience tells me it is truth.
I’m grateful for the resurrection of this work.

Very Informative and supportive book a must read

Very Informative and supportive book a must read for knowledge of the sugar consumption in its affects on our health.

Must read for diabetics

John Yudkin had to fight the sugar industry the way others had to fight the tobacco industry. Though parts of this book are now out of date, I thoroughly agree with the title.

An Oldie But a Goodie

Most of the books information is from the 1972 publication, but there are some additions at the beginning and the ending. Despite it being an older book, so much stands true today and it is very sad to know our food industry has such a grip on politics and health information today (2023). Thankfully with the internet people are able to get free information the sugar industry cannot dispute. Worth a read!!!

Very Informative

It’s eye opening to know that this information has been available for over 50 years but has been hidden from the public, while we slowly kill ourselves eating high caloric over sweetened foods.

Fantastic and Eye Opening

A thorough account of all the evidence against sugar as well as accounts of shady practices in the sugar industry. An unbelievably unbiased book and a must read.