For decades, people religiously followed low-fat diets. New food products and beverages flooded the market promising no fat or low fat, but also contained high amounts of sugar. Turns out that wasn’t very good for us either. 

This is the troubling story of how an industry capitalized on some complicated science to push a narrative that would change the course of public health permanently. 

A Somethin’ Else production. 

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