Episode

1653: "The Sugar Industry and the Scientists"

Podcast: Interesting Things with JC
Published: May 15, 2026
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Interesting Things with JC #1653: "The Sugar Industry and the Scientists" – Harvard researchers published papers that downplayed sugar’s possible link to heart disease while sugar industry funding stayed undisclosed, and the blame shifted toward saturated fat as low-fat foods spread across American diets.