Thread by @TuckerGoodrich

1/4 So what change is the likely cause of our dietary woes?

"From 1909 to 2010, total availability per capita for animal-based fats (including butter, lard, edible tallow) decreased 58% (21.2–8.8 lbs.) and vegetable-based fats and oils (margarine, shortening, salad, and...

2/4 "...cooking oils (included only after 1965), and edible fats and oils found in confectionery products and non-dairy creamers) increased 159% (31.7–82.2 lbs.)."

3/4 "As observed... processed and ultra-processed foods dramatically increased over the past two centuries, especially sugar, white flour, white rice, vegetable oils... These changes paralleled the rising incidence of NCDs, while animal fat consumption was inversely correlated."

4/4 "United States Dietary Trends Since 1800: Lack of Association Between Saturated Fatty Acid Consumption and Non-communicable Diseases"

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

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