50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)
The lies we are told go on and on. The only defense seems to be a combination of strong analytical skills and healthy skepticism of all information we consume.<p>Some other examples you already know:<p>- Big tobacco and lung cancer, cigarettes sold has healthy for decades [0]<p>- Big Auto and seat belts, they fought mandatory seat belts for decades [1]<p>- Big sugar (this article)<p>- Big Media and the apparent massive degradation in truthfulness of the 2010's<p>It seems that the truth can be purchased at the right price from the right organizations.<p>Teaching analytical skepticism needs to become a core curriculum for our schools.<p>[0] <a href="https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/16/6/1070#:~:text=Senior%20scientists%20and%20executives%20at,1950s%20(30%2D34)" rel="nofollow">https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/16/6/1070#:~:text=Seni...</a>.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.wpr.org/surprisingly-controversial-history-seat-belts" rel="nofollow">https://www.wpr.org/surprisingly-controversial-history-seat-...</a>