Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”?
The statements &quot;sugar is bad&quot;, &quot;fat is bad&quot;, &quot;fat is good&quot; are all equally simplistic and misleading. Fruits are high in naturally-occurring sugars and they are among the healthiest things you can eat.<p>Turns out that nutrition is a pretty complicated science, and there existing various political and special interests influencing the science doesn&#x27;t help. It&#x27;s 2018 and I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s even remotely a scientific consensus on what food is healthy or not, but classic common sense and listening to your body&#x27;s reactions to food can go pretty far for an individual.<p>Nutrition is something we need to figure out as public health is declining, and I&#x27;m saddened to say the problem goes beyond the US based on what I&#x27;ve seen traveling. Psychology needs to get involved as well. Why do people make such bad eating decisions? I&#x27;m in Thailand and I see tons of tourists eating hamburgers instead of the tastier and healthier traditional cuisine... sigh.