Studies funded entirely by industry were four to eight times more likely to be favorable to their sponsors. None of the experiments fully funded by industry that tested beverages with a control group found fault with the drinks.
I haven’t been this surprised since it was alleged that Exxon was funding junk science around global warming.
Best quote of the story:
“This is yet another attack on industry by activists who demonstrate their own biases in their review by looking only at the funding source and not judging the research on its merits.”
This from Susan “What Did You Expect Me To Say” Neely, president of the American Beverage Association.
I’ll drink to that.
“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” — Claude Raines as Capt. Renault in “Casablanca”
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Moon // January 9, 2007 at 7:41 pm
“Your winnings, sir”
“Ah, ahem, yes, thank you.”
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