Sugar-Coating The Truth
Sarah Janicki Janicki
Grade 8 Science
Mr. Loewen
3 February 2017
Period 7
Sugar Coating The Truth What if I told you that sugar was the leading cause of heart disease? You’d say “No, fat is.” well scientists have been lying to you. Researchers found out that scientists have been paid to publish false information. They’ve been told to make it seem like fat is the leading cause of heart disease while sugar is fine. For almost a century, heart disease has been the most common cause of death. With this false information people have been making it worse. About 610,000 people in the U.S. have died from heart disease. That's 1/4th of all deaths that occur nowadays. If people knew that sugar was the cause of this the sugar industry would
Grade 8 Science
Mr. Loewen
3 February 2017
Period 7
Sugar Coating The Truth What if I told you that sugar was the leading cause of heart disease? You’d say “No, fat is.” well scientists have been lying to you. Researchers found out that scientists have been paid to publish false information. They’ve been told to make it seem like fat is the leading cause of heart disease while sugar is fine. For almost a century, heart disease has been the most common cause of death. With this false information people have been making it worse. About 610,000 people in the U.S. have died from heart disease. That's 1/4th of all deaths that occur nowadays. If people knew that sugar was the cause of this the sugar industry would