> If sugar industry efforts skewed research about sugar’s harmful health effects, then national and international guidelines about sugar consumption are, in fac

> If sugar industry efforts skewed research about sugar’s harmful health effects, then national and international guidelines about sugar consumption are, in fact, based on flawed science. Ancel Keys' holy-war against saturated fat was based on flawed science. > Until recently, federal organizations such as the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration had never officially recommended caps on the amount of sugar a person should eat, even though caps for nutrients such as fat and sodium have existed for more than 20 years. In the last year or two, research papers have been published that acquit saturated fat and sodium of the charges against them. But there's so much inertia in the propaganda campaigns that it might be another generation before 'the experts' figure out how to give good advice. > “because profit-maximizing behavior leads [big corporations] to be out pushing products which end up causing disease.” This point is nicely-stated, but is not pointed at the best targets offered by the food industry. edit: Key's -> Keys'