One of the most devastating public health deceptions in modern history👩‍⚕️
For 20+ years, the sugar industry didn’t just mislead the world they systematically weaponised science to make poison look like Medicine.
Here’s how they accomplished this⬇️
1. They targeted children: Ads convinced parents that sugar was essential for kids growth and energy.
2. They targeted women and men trying to lose weight by convincing them that sugar would satisfy them and resultantly, they would eat less fat.
3. They bought Harvard scientists and paid money to publish fake research, blaming heart disease completely on fat, while sugar got a free pass
4. WHO remained silent and American Heart Association was chasing the wrong enemy( fat) while people died from preventive disease.
What has changed today?
âś…WHO finally put some guidelines in place and now recommends less than 10% of daily calories from sugar( ideally < 5%)
âś…AHA recommends Max six teaspoons daily for women and nine for men.
âś… child...
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