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coach hale · 06-25-2009, 09:33 AM

Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition

Lesser et. al. (Relationship between funding Source and Conclusion among nutrition-related scientific articles 2007) conducted a study to characterize financial sponsorship of scientific articles addressing the health effects of three commonly consumed beverages, and to determine how sponsorship affects published conclusions. The main finding of the study is that scientific articles about commonly consumed beverages funded entirely by industry were approximately four to eight times more likely to be favorable to the financial interests of the sponsors than articles without industry-related funding. The researchers further suggest:ffice

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coach hale Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 531	conflicts of interest in nutrition *Conflicts of Interest in Nutrition* Lesser et. al. (Relationship between funding Source and Conclusion among nutrition-related scientific articles 2007) conducted a study to characterize financial sponsorship of scientific articles addressing the health effects of three commonly consumed beverages, and to determine how sponsorship affects published conclusions. The main finding of the study is that scientific articles about commonly consumed beverages funded entirely by industry were approximately four to eight times more likely to be favorable to the financial interests of the sponsors than articles without industry-related funding. The researchers further suggest:fficeffice" /> Read more www.maxcondition.com (bottom of homepage) thanks, Coach Hale