AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Uncovering the Truth about Fats and Sugar Industry Manipulation
The narrative that unsaturated fats are good and saturated fats are bad was influenced by studies hijacked by the sugar industry in the 1960s. The sugar industry bribed scientists to shift the blame onto unsaturated fats for heart disease. This led to a widespread misconception that affected the American diet, promoting the consumption of unhealthy margarine over beneficial grass-fed butter and animal fat. The manipulation by the sugar industry, exposed in 2016, highlights the importance of being aware of the true impact of different types of fats on health.