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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I mean, so are nuts, olives, plenty of foods are high in fat. I don't think it was mayonnaise making people fat.l, it's from way before the 80s. (And BTW, people are fatter now, at least where I live.) I can make mayonnaise at home, it's food, and hasn't ever made me fat.

The prevalence of obesity in American adults (age 20–74, both genders) rose from 15.0% in 1976–1980, to 23.3% in 1988–1994, and to 30.9% in 1999–2000. 40.3% in 1994.