Hickson's Plan to Counter Critics

This episode kicks off our two-part deep dive into one of nutrition’s most talked-about controversies: the idea that “Big Sugar” reshaped health policy, redirected blame toward dietary fat, and helped create the low-fat food era many of us grew up in. Did the sugar industry really “rewrite the rules of health” or is there more to this story? Join us, two Registered Dietitians (and friends!) as we embark on a time travelling investigation and get to the bottom of this! 

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Things we talked about and additional reading: 

The 2016 Cristin Kearns JAMA article 

The Mother Jones piece 

Vice TV Report- How The Sugar Industry Keeps You Hooked 

October 1967 Sugar Association meeting notes 

1954 Henry Hass speech transcript, “What’s New in Sugar Research”

Introduction of Diet-Heart Hypothesis by Ancel Keys

1964 Report to the SRF by John Hickson 

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