The Sugar Industry Did Research 50 Years Ago that Linked Sugar to Heart Disease, But Never Disclosed the Findings

from Diet Science · host Dee and Michael McCaffrey

A new scientific review has uncovered evidence that back in 1968 the Sugar industry buried research showing that high sugar consumption increased triglycerides in the blood, leading to heart disease. Would the health of Americans be different today had we known this 50 years ago? Listen in this week as Dee discusses the review's findings.

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