PBS NewsHour

How the sugar industry paid experts to downplay health risks

Clip: 09/13/2016 | 5m 49s

Researchers have discovered documents showing that the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay the health risks of sugar and play up the risks of saturated fat in the 1960s. Gwen Ifill speaks with Marion Nestle of New York University about the revelations, the health impacts of consuming sugar and the complexities of studying nutrition.

Aired: 09/13/16

Rating: NR

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