Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for CVD (2016)

Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by astura on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:00PM (#46528902)

But buying off a single congressperson is not going to change the worldwide discourse on a topic.

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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by ceejayoz on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:11PM (#46529096)

Pick the right one and it might.

Or spend $23,134,000 on all of the House and Senate.

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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by bluGill on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:45PM (#46529638)

You probably only need 15% of congress. Some of the unbought ones will follow, some would vote for your side anyway, and there are often unrelated things in the bill that will bring a bunch of those who otherwise don't care about this issue with.

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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by jollyllama on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:19PM (#46529204)

In theory, to change discourse, you just need one expert and a few magazine articles and the rest is history.

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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by jjk166 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:28PM (#46529323)

How do you eat an entire elephant? One bite at a time.

How do you corrupt an entire government? One congressperson at a time.

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