How the US diet and food supply got bombed by stealth marketing

Did you know that US food manufacturers were motivated to produce low-fat (not filling) and high-sugar products (no fiber) products as the status quo for "food" because of an initiative created by the Sugar Association in 1967?

Fun Fact: In 1967 an article was published reviewing the research on heart disease, sugar, and fat. The article was produced by three Harvard scientists - after being paid the equivalent to $50,000 today by the Sugar Association to present hand-selected articles (by the then known Sugar Research Foundation).

The intentional misdirection intended to downplay the correlation of sugar on heart health while skewing the audience to associate saturated fat as the true culprit behind the spike in cardiovascular disease.

While seeming negligible this has been driving misinformation for decades.

What's most interesting is that one of those scientists (Dr Mark Hegsted) became the head of nutrition at the United States Department of Agriculture. Where in 1977, he contributed to the drafting of federal government dietary guidelines.

So, US citizens and countries that look to the US for public health guidance were advised by health officials to reduce their fat intake.

This in turn drove the mass production of ultra-processed, low-fat foods with high-sugar content that some experts now hold accountable for the growing obesity crisis.

You can learn more about sugar, history, factoids, and cellular health in Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L's latest book Metabolical.

Decades before the paper trail was revealed (these scientists are now deceased) our food supply was drastically altered and not for the sake of public health.

We're still reeling from the influence of this one report... get unbiased information so you can make informed decisions about your diet and health.

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