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Fat Fiction

And so they wentwithout any evidence, and despite the fact thatmany people had warned that...

And so they went
without any evidence, and despite the fact that
many people had warned that this is gonna cause an
obesity, diabetes epidemic

Full Transcript

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- And so they went without any evidence,
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and despite the fact that many people had warned
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that this is gonna cause an obesity, diabetes epidemic.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:16
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us.
- [Dr. Mark] In 1980, the U.S. government triggered - Fat Fiction 00:11
- [Dr. Mark] In 1980, the U.S. government triggered
- [Dr. Nina] The first dietary guidelines recommended seven - Fat Fiction 00:07
- [Dr. Nina] The first dietary guidelines recommended seven
50 to 55% of your calories are supposed to come - Fat Fiction 00:07
50 to 55% of your calories are supposed to come
- [Dr. Mark] For the first time anywhere in the world, - Fat Fiction 00:12
- [Dr. Mark] For the first time anywhere in the world,
- The American guideline started with a very high-carb, - Fat Fiction 00:16
- The American guideline started with a very high-carb,
- Obesity in America had been slowly creeping up - Fat Fiction 00:14
- Obesity in America had been slowly creeping up
So you just want to ask, well, what happened around then? - Fat Fiction 00:04
So you just want to ask, well, what happened around then?
- What happened in 1980 is that the U.S. government - Fat Fiction 00:10
- What happened in 1980 is that the U.S. government
- It could be complete coincidence, that that just happened - Fat Fiction 00:12
- It could be complete coincidence, that that just happened
- When we took the fat out of the food, what did we do? - Fat Fiction 00:06
- When we took the fat out of the food, what did we do?
We put something in which was way worse, sugar. - Fat Fiction 00:05
We put something in which was way worse, sugar.
* One, two and twist - Fat Fiction 00:05
* One, two and twist
New, reduced fat browning muffin - Fat Fiction 00:05
New, reduced fat browning muffin
- I mean, let's face it, fat tastes good, we know that. - Fat Fiction 00:04
- I mean, let's face it, fat tastes good, we know that.
And if you're gonna remove the fat from a food, - Fat Fiction 00:08
And if you're gonna remove the fat from a food,
- [Narrator] As new simple pleasures is made - Fat Fiction 00:06
- [Narrator] As new simple pleasures is made
Refined carbohydrates, increased sugar, and boom, - Fat Fiction 00:09
Refined carbohydrates, increased sugar, and boom,
- [Narrator] So irresistible, people are sinking - Fat Fiction 00:06
- [Narrator] So irresistible, people are sinking
- Ultimately, sugar was a bigger problem - Fat Fiction 00:06
- Ultimately, sugar was a bigger problem
- The industry learned that if they took fat out the diet, - Fat Fiction 00:07
- The industry learned that if they took fat out the diet,