Time continues to rebuke Hudge and Gudge. Their studies from the 50s and 60s are showing horrendous consequences for the American people. We still utilize them en mass today. Money is a constant motivator to ignore the truth. Habitually, they cite these studies in such a way that they are not lying, but they are obfuscating the truth. Even without “Peer-Reviewed” scientific studies, common sense tells us to look at the tangible reality around us. Who among us who consistently eats a traditional American diet actually “feels” good? The only individuals I can think of would be children with endless energy. These energetic children play an entire soccer match fueled by chicken nuggets, french fries, and a Coke. Still, even these children with that almost limitless energy are not thriving. Childhood obesity is at an all-time high. Children do not get as much exercise. They consume high-calorie foods while being sedentary.
The “experts” advise that we should encourage parents to give their children “Vegetable” Oils. They also suggest feeding them lots of sugary carbohydrates. The belief is that Fat is the enemy! The “Peer-Reviewed” science tells us that MUST be the truth. The Pharmaceutical/Medical Industry funds almost all of these studies. They tell us it must be true. Of course, we all know they would never lie about anything because they are all beacons of moral superiority. Nonetheless, I see no reason to trust these studies and the Medical Industry. We have found that the individuals conducting them have either deliberately lied. At the very least, they have misled the public for profit before. Recently, a story broke about three Harvard Researchers. They were paid to lie, claiming that the dreaded “Red Meat” caused heart disease, certainly not sugar (Domonoske, 2016).
What perplexes me the most about this advice is that it lacks common sense and abandons human reason. I am certainly not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. But, it seems that people are getting fatter every single year. This trend has been happening since the introduction of these oils being mass-produced and put in ALL of our food. You can rarely find a restaurant, especially in the American countryside, where they do not use cheap “Vegetable” oils. If “High Caloric intake” contributes to Childhood Obesity, why is it better to consume “Vegetable” Oils? They are incredibly high in calories, especially compared to Butter and Animal fats. These guidelines of course continuously change, so they tell Americans we should also not eat as much sugar. So maybe you lay off the sweets, or so you believe you are laying off the sweets. You then adhere to the earlier USDA Food Pyramid guidelines. You eat many grains daily and limit animal fats because they told you to. These grains are loaded with sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. They are extremely high in calories. They send your blood sugar and heart rate into ORBIT daily. So even their own guidelines contradict themselves.
This is the heart of what I am talking about today; these studies fly in the face of reason. They do not make any sense logically. I have not even begun to dig into the studies. These studies show the vast increase in Cancer, Heart Disease, Obesity, and Diabetes over the last 100 years. We are suffering from Chronic Illness more so than I believe at any other time in Human history. Yes, people are living a few more years. This is due to the medical advancements made in the last 50 years. These include antibiotics, preventative screenings, and realizing that smoking is horrible for health. People are living longer. But, they are suffering from Chronic Illnesses. You lived an extra few years, but the entire time you had Diabetes, or Dementia. We even had to amputate your foot. Are you happy? This is going on all the while the Medical/Pharmaceutical industries make an absurd amount of money. That also is not to mention that this industry has the MOST Lobbyist bribing our elected officials on the regular.
Finally, I want to point out that these researchers and companies have zero reason to tell the truth. It behooves them to falsify data, or at best, they are incentivized to present the data to the public falsely. I am not accusing them of this. As an example, if the American Heart Association (AHA) figured out how to stop heart disease for GOOD, what would happen to them? Would they still be needed? What would happen to their leadership? Would they still get to attend fancy fundraising banquets? Would they continue to occupy fancy office chairs? Would they accumulate more cash in one year than many Americans will earn in their lifetime? According to Charity Watch, the CEO of the AHA, Nancy Brown, was compensated with over $4.5M in 2023 (Charity Watch n.d.). I am not saying this woman does not deserve her compensation; most CEO’s are paid large sums of money. Still, nonprofit companies do receive sizable tax-deductible donations. In our Government structure, you only get money when you are “needed.” therefore, if Heart Disease was rare, then the donations and Government grants, etc… would stop being given because something else would take that place. So, what incentive does the AHA have to prevent and stop cardiovascular disease? We know Proctor & Gamble (Creator of Crisco) put the AHA on the map. A considerable donation was made by Proctor & Gamble to the AHA. This of course was before they put out guidelines advocating that “Vegetable” oils are healthier than Saturated Fat from Butter. “…It is worth noting that the AHA had a significant conflict of interest, since in 1948, it had received $1.7 million, or about $20 million in today’s dollars, from Procter & Gamble (P&G), the makers of Crisco oil [2]. This donation was transformative for the AHA, propelling what was a small group into a national organization; the P&G funds were the ‘bang of big bucks’ that ‘launched’ the group, according to the organization’s own official history.” (Teicholz 2022, 65-71). Not to just pick on the AHA. Nevertheless, many organizations have this same problem, especially some “legitimate” Government agencies.
I am attacking this government-funded think tank only because their solutions fly in the face of reason. I am told regularly that Ultra-Processed foods are horrible for me. I agree with this. How then, in the same breath, will they tell me that I should eat “Vegetable” oils? These oils are EXTREMELY Ultra-Processed. You could not eat them if they did not go through this entirely convoluted process. Even the name “Vegetable” Oil is misleading. Crisco is Cottonseed oil. I am no expert, but I do not think cotton is a veggie. For that matter, neither is corn, rapeseed, palm, peanut, etc. So, the term “Vegetable” oil is used as a marketing scheme to make it appear healthy. Of course, everyone knows vegetables are healthy.
I am open to being wrong. This could be the case. However, that would mean the entire Ultra-Processed line of oils is “Healthier.” This is despite their much higher Caloric intake. People have not consumed this much Linoleic acid for most of Human History. The foods humans have been eating for all of Human History are horrible for us. It was in the early 1900s that companies discovered humans could ingest what was once just an engine lubricant. It is merely a coincidence that obesity, chronic illness, and pharmaceutical dependence have risen almost parallel with “Vegetable” oil consumption. This discovery by the wonderful Proctor & Gamble would save our lives. It would also save mega-corporations thousands of dollars in production costs! We all know that saving companies a ton of money and our health usually coincide!
But, trusting these entities who gain unbelievable amounts of wealth when you are unwell and sickly. Well, to me, that would go against all reason.
Obediently yours,
G.T. Kinder
References:
1). Charity Watch. n.d. “Nonprofit Compensation Packages of $1 Million or More.” Accessed October 17, 2024. https://www.charitywatch.org/nonprofit-compensation-packages-of-1-million-or-more.
2). Domonoske, Camila. 2016. “50 years ago, the sugar industry quietly paid scientists to point the blame at fat.” NPR, September 13, 2016. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat.
3). Teicholz, Nina. 2022. “A Short History of Saturated Fat: The Making and Unmaking of a Scientific Consensus.” Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity 30 (1): 65–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/med.0000000000000791.
4). Westall, Richard. 1802. Girl and Pigs. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girl_and_Pigs_MET_DP834044.jpg.
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