Why do people think sugar and fat are bad for you and eliminate them from their diet?

[Anonymous]

You need them for so many bodily functions. DNA is literally made of sugars and amino acids.

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1 y

So the question isn't about overeating, its about why people hop on the sugar free / fat free craze when that just destroys your health. People eat less sugar and fat than ever before, and obesity and inflammatory diseases are an epidemic.

Our diets were better in the 1990s and earlier.

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1 y

Misinformation will get deleted because I'm too tired to argue.
Saturated fats are good for you, and proccessed sugar is metabolized the same way sugar in whole fruits and vaggies are.

Fiber and vitamin D regulate insulin.
You can't get fat eating fat.
Fat doesn't clog arteries, fungus does.
People who get fat from eating sugar are low on D or fiber or have metabolic disorders.
People in the 90s ate tons of sugary fatty proccessed foods and obesity was rare.