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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people to cut back on sugary foods should not be part of a national plan to fight childhood tooth decay, a new study of historical documents argues.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.
Yes, all those West Germans trying to break into the proletariat paradise... The citizens of East Berlin were lucky they had that wall to keep the impoverished, manipulated Westerners out.
Also, about the evils of capitalism.. I misplaced my child.. I was giving him a bath, and after I threw out the bath water, he just vanished.. any ideas?
I blame a democracy that believes politicians should be responsible for the economy.
Politicians don't care if kids' teeth fall out as long as they can go on about how many sugar jobs they created to get re-elected.
And the first Iraq war might not have happened if the public didn't expect Bush Sr to do something about a recession created by Saddam's invasion of Kuwait.
We actually killed people in an effort to reduce the unemployment rate and stabilize oil markets, all because the public thought the president was responsible for the recession and was responsible for fixing it.