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by cageface 3057 days ago
There is an extensive disinformation campaign going on, largely funded by meat and dairy companies, to confuse people about this. Refined carbohydrates and sugars are not healthy, it’s true. But the idea that saturated fat is safe is not supported by any solid science.

Summarized here: https://www.libertariannews.org/2016/03/07/dr-peter-attia-re...

https://nutritionfacts.org/2015/05/19/low-carb-diets-and-cor...

1 comments

Since the title of your first source is "Hack, Liar and All Round Disgusting Individual", I'm not inclined to trust it or investigate further.
What else can you call somebody peddling pseudoscience that's horrifically damaging to individuals, animals, and the planet?
You don't call them anything. You address their arguments and methodology. All the axe grinding in that article makes it read like a tabloid, and I don't trust tabloids.