[himinlomax]

> Diet/exercise changes of course may be some contributors but they’re clearly not being widely followed

Diet advices actually have been followed, particularly the demonization of dietary fat and its replacement with sugar, and that may be the cause for the increase in T2D and obesity.

[tbrake]

Who's out there saying "cut fat and replace it with sugar"?

[himinlomax]

Ancel Keyes at the McGovern committee in the 1970. Yudkin disagreed, and was a victim of a smear campaign by Keyes.

[bluGill]

They are said "cut fat". Replace with sugar was never said - but it was the obvious replacement so that is what was used.

[throwaway92700]

Customers, who still demand tasty products in spite of the food industry cutting back on fat.