Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
In the mid-1960s, Harvard researchers examined the relationship between the American diet and heart disease — a leading cause of death among men.
At the time, experts disagreed over what caused heart disease: some blamed sugar, others blamed fat and cholesterol. The widely-distributed review singled out fat and cholesterol, downplaying the effects of sucrose. The problem? The analysis was funded and controlled by a sugar industry trade group.
It's a discovery made by Cristin Kearns, a dentist researcher at UC San Francisco. Take Two spoke with Kearns to learn more.
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