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by hacker_9 3219 days ago
Because people think fat in nutrition = fat in the body. And looking at the amount of low-fat products on the shelves, people just don't care enough to work out the difference themselves.
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Not to mention the government and most nutritionists have lied about cholesterol and saturated fat for what, like 40 years now?

https://www.amazon.com/Death-Food-Pyramid-Politics-Interests...

Not an easy task when the medical profession and governments have said that fat in nutrition == fat in the body for decades.

With this kind of "science" in our history it isn't surprising that many don't believe today's climate scientists.