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DDT

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Last discussed Nov 10, 2026

Synthetic chemical insecticide developed in the 1940s and later banned in many countries.

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The Hype vs. Data on Saturated Fat, Red Meat, & Seed Oils

Dariush Mozaffarian · Nov 10, 2026

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Dariush Mozaffarian

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"DuPont had actually been the company that had invented and promoted DDT in World War II as a way to protect the troops from typhus and malaria, the pesticide DDT. So he started spraying the crops with DDT."

The Hype vs. Data on Saturated Fat, Red Meat, & Seed Oils · ▶ 27:24 · Nov 10, 2026

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