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American Heart Association Was Paid Off By Procter & Gamble To Say Heart Disease Was Caused By Saturated Fat, Not Seed Oils (www.eviemagazine.com)

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[–] Darrell_Winfield 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This article I single handedly blame for the obesity epidemic.

Published by Harvard (one of the many reasons I discredit them to date, including that their current patient care model is centered around making money not providing high quality care) and paid for by the sugar industry for a paltry $50k.

This spawned the era of "low fat diet" where companies cut the fat content of their products, which made it taste like shit, so dumped heaps of sugar into it.

[–] Holyhandgrenade 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's not the only reason for the obesity epidemic (although it certainly didn't help). The major reason is rising financial inequality and the fact that unhealthy, sugar-loaded food is cheaper than healthy food.

[–] Darrell_Winfield 3 points 2 months ago

Oh I'm quite aware that this is a highly complex issue that has evolved over decades and blaming it single handedly on one thing is disingenuous. Nonetheless, I still blame that article single handedly. (/s because tone doesn't convey well over text)

[–] Speculater -4 points 2 months ago

Also, fat acceptance. You can't blame only exterior motives and causes. Internal accountability is another piece of the puzzle.