Empty Pleasures

Sugar substitutes have been a part of American life since saccharin was introduced at the 1893 World''s Fair. In Empty Pleasures, the first history of artificial sweeteners in the United States, Carolyn de la Pena blends popular culture with business and women''s history, examining the invention, production, marketing, regulation, and consumption of sugar substitutes such as saccharin, Sucaryl, Nu...