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EPISODE · Apr 14, 2026 · 17 MIN

The Great Low-Fat Conspiracy of 1994

from Lies We Bought · host Emily Rask

Somewhere along the way, we decided fat was the problem, and built an entire way of eating around that idea. This episode breaks down how that belief took hold, from early nutrition research to government policy to the food industry quietly reshaping what ended up on store shelves. Because what looked like a simple health shift turned into something much bigger, and a lot more profitable, than anyone realized at the time.

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