D. Mark Hegsted
Appears in 3 conspiracy theories
Mixed
The Diet-Heart Hypothesis Fraud
Allegations that Ancel Keys cherry-picked data from his Seven Countries Study to falsely implicate saturated fat in heart disease, while the sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to deflect blame — distorting dietary guidelines for decades.
1958 · United States · Ancel Keys, John Yudkin, Mark Hegsted
Confirmed
Food Industry Manipulation
The sugar industry paid scientists to blame dietary fat for heart disease. The food pyramid was shaped by lobbyists. Internal documents prove decades of deliberate nutritional deception.
1960s · United States · Cristin Kearns, Stanton Glantz, John Yudkin
Confirmed
Sugar Industry Heart Disease Cover-Up
The confirmed conspiracy by the sugar industry to blame saturated fat for heart disease while hiding evidence that sugar was a primary dietary culprit.
1965 · United States · Sugar Research Foundation, John Yudkin, Ancel Keys