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by mediumsmart 529 days ago
Because they switched from Thorpe's 1957 high-protein, high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet advice to Ancel Keys' (who had a BA in economics and a PhD in Fish Physiology) ration advice for the US forces declaring war on cholesterol and burying any discussions about sugar for years.

would you like some low fat diet coke with your high carbohydrate freedom fries?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uqj35nHB0g