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The nation is fixated on this problem
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The Magic Pill

The nation is fixatedon this problem-- an urgent public health problem

The nation is fixated
on this problem-- an urgent public health problem

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The nation is fixated on this problem--
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an urgent public health problem.
Duration
8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:37:42
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
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documentary
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People around the globe are combating illness through a paradigm shift in eating. And this simple change -- embracing fat as our main fuel -- is showing profound promise in improving the health of people, animals and the planet.
There's a number of different explanations: - The Magic Pill 00:07
There's a number of different explanations:
So into this vacuum steps Ancel Keys... - The Magic Pill 00:07
So into this vacuum steps Ancel Keys...
A pathologist from the University of Minnesota, - The Magic Pill 00:06
A pathologist from the University of Minnesota,
Saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease." - The Magic Pill 00:09
Saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease."
He was called a bully even by his friends. - The Magic Pill 00:06
He was called a bully even by his friends.
And he was able to get his beliefs - The Magic Pill 00:06
And he was able to get his beliefs
So the first ever dietary recommendations - The Magic Pill 00:13
So the first ever dietary recommendations
It's the tiny little acorn - The Magic Pill 00:09
It's the tiny little acorn
What was the evidence for that recommendation - The Magic Pill 00:06
What was the evidence for that recommendation
It amounted to one study, - The Magic Pill 00:07
It amounted to one study,
That's the Seven Countries Study, - The Magic Pill 00:09
That's the Seven Countries Study,
And he sampled nearly 13,000 men, - The Magic Pill 00:12
And he sampled nearly 13,000 men,
I mean, he had a hypothesis that saturated fat - The Magic Pill 00:07
I mean, he had a hypothesis that saturated fat
He knew where people were not eating much saturated fat - The Magic Pill 00:09
He knew where people were not eating much saturated fat
And he ignored other countries-- - The Magic Pill 00:10
And he ignored other countries--
He didn't go to those countries, - The Magic Pill 00:06
He didn't go to those countries,
His study showed that low saturated fat intake - The Magic Pill 00:10
His study showed that low saturated fat intake
But it doesn't mean that reducing saturated fat - The Magic Pill 00:09
But it doesn't mean that reducing saturated fat
It was also true - The Magic Pill 00:06
It was also true
In fact, they also found in that study - The Magic Pill 00:08
In fact, they also found in that study