I always find it interesting that it's never enough for any given person or group (be it corporation, Government agency, etc.) to be simply wrong, they also have to be evil in some capacity in order for people to get interested in retelling the story.
IMHO, no, there was no sugar "conspiracy" merely the financial motives at play where companies wanted to continue producing foods they knew were unhealthy, addictive and extremely profitable. Wanting to be profitable doesn't make a company intrinsically evil, that's what companies are for.
There is plenty to say about many industries where it's clear they didn't know certain things about their products because they didn't want to know those things, but retroactively trying to hold them responsible is ridiculous. Instead, focus on companies pulling that exact same stunt right now when it's useful.
IMHO, no, there was no sugar "conspiracy" merely the financial motives at play where companies wanted to continue producing foods they knew were unhealthy, addictive and extremely profitable. Wanting to be profitable doesn't make a company intrinsically evil, that's what companies are for.
There is plenty to say about many industries where it's clear they didn't know certain things about their products because they didn't want to know those things, but retroactively trying to hold them responsible is ridiculous. Instead, focus on companies pulling that exact same stunt right now when it's useful.