The Real Villain in Your Diet and How We Got It Wrong: The Untold Story of the Biggest Nutrition Myth in History
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The Real Villain in Your Diet and How We Got It Wrong: The Untold Story of the Biggest Nutrition Myth in History
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For decades, saturated fat was blamed for heart disease. But what if we got the science wrong—and silenced the evidence that told a different story?
In this episode of Simple Healthy Life, we uncover the origins of the biggest nutrition myth of the 20th century: the war on fat. You’ll learn how a flawed hypothesis, media momentum, and industry funding reshaped public health policy—and our food system.
We explore:
The rabbit study that started it all
How Ancel Keys’ Seven Countries Study ignored contradictory data
Why the real threat might be oxidized fats, not saturated fat
What landmark studies like MRFIT and the Minnesota Coronary Experiment revealed
How food giants profited by pushing seed oils and low-fat processed foods
This is the untold history of how dietary dogma was formed—and why we’re still living with the consequences.