"The transition to fattening foods really got underway when red meat and animal fats got unfairly blamed for causing heart disease while at the same time, the sugar industry buried a study that said that it was a major cause. After that, it was sugar, sugar, sugar put in EVERYTHING while falsely calling it 'heart healthy,' and they're still doing it."
"Yeah, companies pushing 'fat-free' everything with tons of other unhealthy crap added to make it taste better. Eggs were bad, butter was bad, etc. Now, we know better, but the damage was done."
The shift toward processed, sugar-heavy foods accelerated when red meat and animal fats were blamed for heart disease. The sugar industry suppressed research linking sugar to heart disease and promoted sugar as heart-healthy. Food manufacturers marketed 'fat-free' products and replaced fats with large amounts of sugar and additives to preserve taste. Common foods such as eggs and butter were demonized, reducing consumption of natural fats. These changes increased population sugar intake and entrenched manufacturing practices that continue to prioritize added sugars over nutritional quality.
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