Newly discovered documents reveal that the sugar industry paid scientists to downplay the risks of sugar and highlight the dangers of fat in the 1960s. The Sugar Research Foundation funded research by Harvard scientists, which was published in a prominent journal without disclosure of the sugar industry's funding. The study concluded that cutting out fat was the best way to prevent coronary heart disease, despite dismissing studies that suggested sugar could play a role. This discovery highlights the importance of transparency in scientific research and the need for policymakers to consider the potential biases of food industry-funded studies.

Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat