Makes you wonder what they were really doing to cause the rise in heart disease.

Smoking.

In the 1920's and 1930's the tobacco companies pushed a strong propaganda campaign to make smoking seem cool and sophisticated.

Millions of smokers emerged from that, and roughly 20 years later (1950's), they started dying of heart disease.

Smokers have a 5 times higher rate of heart disease than non-smokers.

There were people in the 1950's/1960's who knew Ancel Keys was lying about his "research" (he was funded by Rockefeller, after all), and they reviewed his work. They also looked at smoking rates.

They found no correlation at all in the 22 countries between eating saturated fat and heart disease, but a strong correlation between smoking and heart disease.

Of course, the 3 TV networks in NYC had Keys on for live interviews, broadcast to millions of Americans, and the other side of the story was never heard.

Makes you wonder what they were really doing to cause the rise in heart disease.

Smoking.

In the 1920's and 1930's the tobacco companies pushed a strong propaganda campaign to make smoking seem cool and sophisticated.

Millions of smokers emerged from that, and roughly 20 years later (1950's), they started dying of heart disease.

Smokers have a 5 times higher rate of heart disease than non-smokers.

There were people in the 1950's/1960's who knew Ancel Keys was lying about his "research" (he was funded by Rockefeller, after all), and they reviewed his work. They also looked at smoking rates.

The found no correlation at all in the 22 countries between eating saturated fat and heart disease, but a strong correlation between smoking and heart disease.

Of course, the 3 TV networks in NYC had Keys on for live interviews, broadcast to millions of Americans, and the other side of the story was never heard.