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24 alternatives to The Case Against Sugar

From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Case Against Sugar launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Why We Get Fat▲71

   And what to do about it

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   In Defense of Food▲79

   An eater's manifesto

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mindless Eating▲93

   The “hidden persuaders” that make us overeat.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   That Sugar Book▲82

   This book will change your view about sugar.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Grain Brain▲69

   The surprising truth about wheat, carbs, and sugar

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Eat Smart▲70

   A book about healthy food from the founder of SourcedBox

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Foodist▲10

   Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Diet

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Unhealthy Truth▲58

   A shocking investigation into the dangers of American food

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Why You Get Hangry▲117

   The science of hunger, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook▲57

    A delicious way to reduce inflammation and stay healthy

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The End of Overeating▲55

    Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲58

    Food Fight: closing the gap between rich and poor

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Quantified Body E22 - N=1 Experiments w/Bob Troia (Bulletproof Diet, Intermittent Fasting, Blood Glucose)▲53

    Practical tools we can use to track and improve our biology

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle▲58

    Upgrade your brain, upgrade your life

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Power of Habit ▲112

    Why we do what we do in life and business

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CARROT Hunger▲87

    A judgemental calorie counter

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Super Nudge Beta▲88

    Take a photo and instantly determine if it's healthy or not

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Food Inc▲61

    How industrial food is making us sicker, fatter, and poorer

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Riffle's Book Expert▲79

    Inspired book suggestions from real experts, not algorithms.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    QuitSugar▲162

    Quit sugar with AI insights, health tracking, and challenges

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Buyology▲100

    Truth and lies about why we buy

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lying▲64

    An analysis to the human capacity to lie

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tiny Beautiful Things ▲83

    Advice on Life and Love from Dear Sugar

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →