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Bennett, Connie & Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your LifeAnd How You Can Get Back on Track. Berkley: Penguin Group (USA). Dec. 2006. 416p. index. ISBN 0-425-21357-9 [978-0-425-21357-5]. pap. $14.95. HEALTH

As more of us rely on premade food, we are increasingly ingesting huge amounts of simple sugars and simple carbohydratesand it’s playing havoc with our health. Such is the premise of Sinatra and journalist Bennett’s book, an examination of how excess sugar can affect our physical and mental health and how we can reduce our consumption of it. Bennett describes her own odyssey from self-described “sugar shrew” to a kicker of the habit, while Sinatra explains the medical viewpoint, particularly in regard to cardiovascular health, his specialty. …it’s solid on information; a good choice to update your collection in this area.Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with the Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH