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5 Nutrition ‘Worsts’: #2. The Worst Trend
That would have to be the low-fat trend. Hear me out.
So the Ranking List continues. Over the next few days, I’ll be bringing you a compilation of ‘worsts’ in several nutrition categories.
Today’s is The Worst Trend.
That would have to be the low-fat trend. It’s not “new” but the trend persists! It grew out of the low-fat direction that folks were scared into by the sugar industry’s lies.
Several years ago, I posted 2 articles on those sugar industry lies:
“Why Sugar Hacked Science (And Your Health)” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-sugar-hacked-science-your-health-kent-phd-best-selling-author/?trackingId=4sbOWEyOQem2kSYEu5zAYA%3D%3D
“My Sugar Industry Article Scooped the NY Times!” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-sugar-industry-article-scooped-ny-times-joan/?trackingId=rBt74hsTS927TB%2FenzUiiw%3D%3D
The low-fat trend had several consequences:
1. The consumption of much more sugar (great for the sugar industry’s profits)
2. The addition of sugar to low- and nonfat foods (great for the sugar industry’s profits)
3. A reduction in satiety (Fats trigger satiety hormones. Sugar does not, and people keep eating —…
