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Bittersweet PR: Public “Concerned’ About Sugar Industry’s Influence in Shaping Dietary Guidelines

March 29, 2017

Amid reports that the sugar industry manipulated science to its own ends, a substantial majority of Americans say that disclosure has left a sour taste—and some are even re-thinking their consumption of the sweet stuff, according to new research from Coast Packing Company and Ipsos Research, conducted in late January among 1,005 consumers. Citing a Sept. 12, 2016 New York Times article, “How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat,” the survey measured the level of concern about the practice and its impact on the use of both sugar and animal fats. Coast Packing is the number one supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western United States.

We’re All Guinea Pigs in a Failed Decades-Long Diet Experiment

September 15, 2016

Let's say you want to lose some weight. Which of these foods would you choose: A skim-milk latte, or the same drink with whole milk? A low-cal breakfast bar, or steak and eggs? A salad tossed in light dressing, or the same salad doused with buttermilk ranch?

If you're like most Americans, you either aren't sure how to answer, or you're very sure—but very wrong. And it's not your fault. It's the fault, experts say, of decades of flawed or misleading nutrition advice—advice that was never based on solid science.

Refined Sugar vs. Saturated Fat: What’s More Likely To Cause Coronary Heart Disease?

January 27, 2016

Researchers believe sugar may be putting the heart at a greater risk than a high-fat diet.

This May Cause More Obesity Than Sugar

August 5, 2015

Think all unsaturated fatty acids are healthy? Think again. A recent study has shed new light on how the body reacts to soybean oil, and it isn’t pretty.