Towards the end of the 20th century, as the obesity epidemic was starting to become a real concern, the general layman's (and possibly medical?) understanding in Western countries was that to lose weight you should consume less dietary fats.
This lead to a lot of low-fat diets and products that advertised themselves as "99% fat free", "fat reduced" etc. - many of which contained extra sugar.
Of course, now we know this belief was not only wrong, but harmful. At the time, though it "felt" true.
I am almost certain this cultural phenomenon is what GP was referencing.
This lead to a lot of low-fat diets and products that advertised themselves as "99% fat free", "fat reduced" etc. - many of which contained extra sugar.
Of course, now we know this belief was not only wrong, but harmful. At the time, though it "felt" true.
I am almost certain this cultural phenomenon is what GP was referencing.