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In reply to the discussion: Saturated fat causes heart disease, eh? I wonder who told us that? [View all]HuckleB
(35,773 posts)It argues that all industry sucks, basically.
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/sugar-industry-research/
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I think this latest round of information can only be understood in the context of the longstanding diet wars. Heart disease has become the number one cause of death, as life expectancy has increased and we have reduced many other causes of mortality.
Overweight and obesity are also diseases of modern civilization which is characterized by abundance and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Further, the food industry is driven by market forces which favor tasty foods, which often means being high in fat and/or sugar.
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A recent study comparing high fat, high sugar, and a prudent diet (essentially a moderate diet) also reveals this basic pattern of not seeing much difference. They looked at all cause mortality, heart deaths and heart events. The high fat diet was associated with increased overall mortality, but not heart deaths or events. The high sugar diet was associated with a borderline but not significant trend toward higher heart deaths and events but not overall deaths. The prudent diet had no increased risk.
There are also various food industries that would love for the research to show that the food they produce is the healthiest for example, the sugar industry, the dairy industry, and the meat industry. All these industries fund research hoping to show that their product is healthful.
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