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Which groups? I'd be interested in someone substantiating these accusations. EDIT: I appreciate the responses, but does anyone have a credible source? Amid cri
by hackuser 11y ago
Which 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).