TIL how the sugar lobby shaped dietary guidelines

It's no wonder obesity rates exploded after they pushed low-fat diets.

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Remember trying to eat "healthy" with that low-fat yogurt packed with sugar, just like @mark726 said. Swapped REAL food for that garbage for years.

mark7264d ago

Yeah, I watched a documentary on this a while back. They showed how the sugar industry paid for research to make fat look like the only problem. It completely changed how people ate for decades. Everyone loaded up on carbs and low-fat junk packed with sugar instead. Now we're dealing with the health mess that created. It's pretty clear they put profits over public health.

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miaw504d ago

Always thought fat was the big issue, but that doc really showed how the sugar people made it all make sense.