Chapter
The Role of Advisers in Shaping Nutritional Guidelines
27:54 - 32:43 (04:49)
This transcript discusses the role of advisers in creating nutritional guidelines in the 1980s and how these guidelines were influenced by various sources including a surgeon general's report and magazines like Prevention.
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The concept of low-fat diets began as a scientific precaution to prevent heart diseases, but the reduction of fat in diets was commercialized and played on people's desire to lose weight causing unhealthy eating habits to develop.
27:54 - 31:51 (03:56)
Low-fat diets
Summary
The concept of low-fat diets began as a scientific precaution to prevent heart diseases, but the reduction of fat in diets was commercialized and played on people's desire to lose weight causing unhealthy eating habits to develop.
ChapterThe Role of Advisers in Shaping Nutritional Guidelines
EpisodeSnackwell's Cookies
PodcastMaintenance Phase
Dr. Justin Marchegiani and Dr. Mary Jo Cagle discuss how heart-healthy diets have been misinterpreted and marketed as a weight-loss solution by the media and low-fat food industry.
31:51 - 32:43 (00:52)
Heart-Healthy Diets
Summary
Dr. Justin Marchegiani and Dr. Mary Jo Cagle discuss how heart-healthy diets have been misinterpreted and marketed as a weight-loss solution by the media and low-fat food industry.