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Sugar Industry Shaped NIH Agenda On Dental Research
sciencehabit writes: The sugar industry convinced the U.S. National Institutes of Health that studies that might persuade people to cut back on sugary foods should not be part of a national plan to fight childhood tooth decay, a new study of historical documents argues. The authors say the industry's activities, which occurred more than 40 years ago, are reminiscent of the tobacco companies' efforts to minimize the risks of smoking.
Not the sugar industry, the corn industry. High Fructose Corn Syrup creates more jobs in the midwest growing corn than sugar plantations in the Caribbean do.