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Sugar Industry Shaped NIH Agenda On Dental Research

Posted by Soulskill on from the persuasion-via-greenbacks dept.

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people to cut back on sugary foods should not be part of a national plan to fight childhood tooth decay, a new study of historical documents argues.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.

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  1. Re:Fourty Years Ago by chihowa · · Score: 5, Funny

    No kidding! It's a good thing stuff like that doesn't happen anymore. And even if it does, we can all be completely apathetic about it in forty years.

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