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Back in the 1970s, Dr. John Yudkin warned that sugar, not saturated fat, was the true dietary villain behind rising rates of heart disease.<\/p>\n
His message was buried by the sugar industry and overshadowed by Ancel Keys\u2019 \u201cdiet-heart hypothesis,\u201d which blamed butter, eggs, and red meat.<\/p>\n
Now, decades later, modern research confirms what Yudkin tried to tell us \u2014 that fructose and refined sugars drive metabolic dysfunction:
\nInsulin resistance
\nHigh uric acid and hypertension
\nLipid overproduction and inflammation<\/p>\n
All of which fuel atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n
Despite lower dietary fat and cholesterol intake since the 1970s, heart disease rates haven\u2019t fallen \u2014 but our sugar consumption has skyrocketed.<\/p>\n
Turns out the problem wasn\u2019t the steak on our plate\u2026 it was the sugar in our cup.<\/p>\n
Source: Ting KKY. \u201cJohn Yudkin\u2019s hypothesis: sugar is a major dietary culprit in the development of cardiovascular disease.\u201d Frontiers in Nutrition (2024).<\/p>\n
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Back in the 1970s, Dr. John Yudkin warned that sugar, not saturated fat, was the true dietary villain behind rising rates of heart disease. His message was buried by the sugar industry and overshadowed by Ancel Keys\u2019 \u201cdiet-heart hypothesis,\u201d which blamed butter, eggs, and red meat. Now, decades later, modern research confirms what Yudkin tried … <\/p>\n