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I wonder why our wonderful and benevolent central government with it's amazing wealth and power has refused to protect the American people.
Oh yeah...I forgot...they are bought and paid for. Must everything be crooked in this country?
The sugar industry blocked research linking sucrose to heart disease and cancer from publication 50 YEARS ago, damning report reveals
Last year the duo sent shockwaves through the nutrition world with a study that showed the sugar industry had paid Harvard University's most respected nutrition scientist to play down the health dangers of sugar, and demonize fats.
Speaking to Daily Mail Online, they say that, had this new study been published in 1968 as planned, it would have automatically triggered a review of sucrose by the US Food and Drug Administration, which would have likely led to regulation of sugar.
Instead, they say, it has taken five decades for the scientific community to reach relative agreement that sugar is bad for you, and has a direct link to cancer and heart disease.
WHAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT SUGAR'S LINK TO THE HEART
Today, we are urged to limit our sugar intake as much as possible.
According to FDA regulations, women should have no more than 25g (six teaspoons) of added sugar per day.
That is less than a can of Coca Cola.
Men should have no more than 36g (nine teaspoons) extra.
That equates to a regular Snickers bar.
Sugar, peer-reviewed studies now show, triggers insulin resistance, lower good cholesterol and dangerous bad cholesterol.
It also causes inflammation of the arteries.
These are all direct causes of heart disease.
LAST YEAR'S REPORT: HOW THE SUGAR INDUSTRY FUNDED RESEARCH TO DEMONIZE FAT
The sugar industry paid prestigious Harvard scientists to publish research saying fat - not sugar - was a key cause of heart disease, newly unveiled documents reveal.
At the time, in the 1960s, conflict of interest disclosure was not required.
It meant sugar chiefs could work closely with researchers to re-draft and re-draft their paper until it was 'satisfactory' - without having to report their involvement.
The result shaped public health approaches to nutrition for years.
The findings, revealed today in a special report in JAMA Internal Medicine, has sent shockwaves through the research community.
Read more: Sugar industry blocked research linking sucrose to cancer | Daily Mail Online
Oh yeah...I forgot...they are bought and paid for. Must everything be crooked in this country?
The sugar industry blocked research linking sucrose to heart disease and cancer from publication 50 YEARS ago, damning report reveals
- The researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have uncovered data showing the sugar industry hid research linking sugar to cancer in 1968
- New documents show the Sugar Association funded an animal experiment called Project 259 to evaluate sucrose's effects on cardiovascular health
- But when the data showed a clear link between sucrose and poor heart health, they pulled the plug
- The researchers say that, had this paper been published in 1968, it would have led to scrutiny and even regulation of sugar by the FDA
Last year the duo sent shockwaves through the nutrition world with a study that showed the sugar industry had paid Harvard University's most respected nutrition scientist to play down the health dangers of sugar, and demonize fats.
Speaking to Daily Mail Online, they say that, had this new study been published in 1968 as planned, it would have automatically triggered a review of sucrose by the US Food and Drug Administration, which would have likely led to regulation of sugar.
Instead, they say, it has taken five decades for the scientific community to reach relative agreement that sugar is bad for you, and has a direct link to cancer and heart disease.
WHAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT SUGAR'S LINK TO THE HEART
Today, we are urged to limit our sugar intake as much as possible.
According to FDA regulations, women should have no more than 25g (six teaspoons) of added sugar per day.
That is less than a can of Coca Cola.
Men should have no more than 36g (nine teaspoons) extra.
That equates to a regular Snickers bar.
Sugar, peer-reviewed studies now show, triggers insulin resistance, lower good cholesterol and dangerous bad cholesterol.
It also causes inflammation of the arteries.
These are all direct causes of heart disease.
LAST YEAR'S REPORT: HOW THE SUGAR INDUSTRY FUNDED RESEARCH TO DEMONIZE FAT
The sugar industry paid prestigious Harvard scientists to publish research saying fat - not sugar - was a key cause of heart disease, newly unveiled documents reveal.
At the time, in the 1960s, conflict of interest disclosure was not required.
It meant sugar chiefs could work closely with researchers to re-draft and re-draft their paper until it was 'satisfactory' - without having to report their involvement.
The result shaped public health approaches to nutrition for years.
The findings, revealed today in a special report in JAMA Internal Medicine, has sent shockwaves through the research community.
Read more: Sugar industry blocked research linking sucrose to cancer | Daily Mail Online