Processed is the new fat

In the 1970s, the US government created the first set of dietary guidelines for Americans. Chief among their recommendations was to avoid fat. Fat, the government and its medical experts said, causes heart and other diseases.

For years, CPG companies rode the wave of fat phobia, replacing flavorful, satiating fat with sugar in everything from yogurt to muffins.

Of course, sugar isn’t any better for health than fats. And in trying…