How They Lied About Sugar to Protect Meat and Dairy

They said sugar was the villain. But behind the scenes, Big Meat and Big Dairy were pulling the strings—shifting blame to protect their profits. In this eye-opening episode of Healthspiracy, we reveal how government guidelines got hijacked, how fake experts pushed meat as medicine, and how real science was buried under bacon grease.

We call out the loudest voices in the carnivore craze, expose the industry-funded lies, and break down the serious health and climate risks tied to meat and dairy. If you’ve been told fruit is dangerous and steak is a superfood—this episode is your wake-up call.

Sources

1. The Public Health Responsibility Deal: How the UK Government’s Public–Private Partnership with the Food Industry Shaped Nutrition Policy – 2015⁠ https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204816⁠

2. Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents – 2016⁠
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2548255⁠

3. Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – 2021 ⁠https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2021.1879734⁠

4. Meat Consumption and Mortality: A Prospective Study of Over Half a Million People – 2009⁠
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19307518/⁠

5. Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Mortality in the Adventist Health Study 2 – 2013
⁠https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1710093⁠

6. USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee Members; Conflicts of Interest: An Analysis of Financial Ties – 2020
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10966930/

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