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I really wish they would have separated sugar and fat into different slices. Grouping them makes them seem equally unhealthy and perpetuates the falsehood that

I really wish they would have separated sugar and fat into different slices. Grouping them makes them seem equally unhealthy and perpetuates the falsehood that fats are inherently bad. A culture can have a high fat intake, with a low sugar intake and still be healthy. You can't really say the same for the opposite.

beering 11y ago
Agreed - I'd rather see dairy/eggs merged with meats than fats with sugar. You can see the original data that they used on the FAOSTAT website[0]. The original data does separate "Sugars& Sweeteners" from "Oilcrops" and "VegetableOils". [0] http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/download/FB/FBS/E http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/download/FB/FB...
npalli 11y ago
You can click/tap on the sugar and fat pie slice to separate out sugar vs fat.
- jacobolus 11y ago
  Seems like “fat” in this context just means “vegetable oil”, and animal fat goes into the dairy & eggs category. Weird grouping.
r00fus 11y ago
Given that NatGeo was recently acquired by Murdoch's News Corp, I wonder how "cromulent/approved" these statistics are. Does it help Big Sugar/Corn that fat is lumped in with sweeteners?
- jdminhbg 11y ago
  This article is from a year before the acquisition.