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The public advocacy groups should apologize to the public for pushing wrong advice that may have killed people.
by pkaye 11y ago
The public advocacy groups should apologize to the public for pushing wrong advice that may have killed people.
- hackuser 11y agoWhich groups? I'd be interested in someone substantiating these accusations. EDIT: I appreciate the responses, but does anyone have a credible source? Amid criticism that what people have read has turned out untrue, let's be careful not to perpetuate the problem with more rumors.
- pkaye 11y agoCSPI is one example as others have mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Science_in_the_Public_Interest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Science_in_the_Publ... They demonized saturated fat and pushed a switch to partially hydrogenated vegetable oils which had trans-fat. Now we say trans fat is so unhealthy that it should be banned. So a significant number of people got exposed to trans-fat due to their policy demands.
- hackuser 11y agoI'm not sure I understand: * I don't put much faith in Wikipedia, but the linked article says CSPI has been consistent for 20 years: From the mid-1990s onward, however, CSPI identified trans fats as the greater public health danger. ... In response, three trade groups - the National Restaurant Association, the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers and the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils - "said the evidence [on trans fat] was contradictory and inconclusive, and accused [CSPI] of jumping to a premature conclusion" * Saturated fat is bad for you, as far as I know.
- Zancarius 11y agoCheck out the comment by WorldWideWayne above: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9726875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9726875 The article linked to is very interesting and names CSPI (as pkaye linked to) as well as the National Heart Savers Association (NHSA).