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FoodGate: The Break-in, the Cover-up, & the Aftermath

University of California Television (UCTV) · talk · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

A UCTV panel with endocrinologist Robert Lustig, dentist Cristen Kearns and health policy expert Laura Schmidt on how the US food system and sugar industry influence diet and health, including industry efforts to shape the science.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in threads on sugar, nutrition science and industry influence over health research.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “This little panel discussion on the sugar industry’s efforts is a great watch.”

    Panel on the sugar industry's efforts to mis-educate the public.

    TaylorAlexander, 2022-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)”

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Topics: sugar, nutrition policy, robert lustig, obesity, industry influence

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