• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Important to note

    In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine.

    Fat still isn’t good for you. It’s just that sugar is bad for you also.

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      9 months ago

      Fat is an essential macronutrient. It’s just that we consume way too much.

      Just stay clear of transfat and saturated fat as much as possible, and you will be healthier.

    • skulkingaround@sh.itjust.works
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      9 months ago

      Most fat is perfectly healthy, it’s when it’s heinously over processed or you eat too much that it’s bad. Sugar also has an important place in a balanced diet, albeit much smaller.

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      9 months ago

      Maybe a dumb question, but is there a fat industry which could have lobbied against the sugar industry?

    • Coasting0942@reddthat.com
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      9 months ago

      Bro science here: I heard fat and sugar combined is a force multiplier. Easier for body to store fat in presence of sugar.