They used Eisenhower’s heart attack to create the biggest conspiracy theory in history The media and the US govt launched a “war on meat” which ramped up anti-cholesterol propaganda based on junk science This created the obesity epidemic and dramatic rise in heart disease
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Larry has a good thread, but his facts come directly from Gary Taubes (Good Calories, Bad Calories) read
@garytaubes instead. Also recommended (despite a high degree of overlap) is The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz. -
Wait, didn't I say that about 10 times? The point is, Taubes ADMITS "Good Calories" was an extremely difficult read. He told me he needed to write the shorter book precisely because of the shortcomings of the first.
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This is when companies began to substitute fats with sugars causing a national epidemic of diabetes
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