• @Darrell_Winfield
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    9 months ago

    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
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      179 months ago

      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
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        39 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)