Here we go! "A prominent medical journal on Monday published a scathing attack on global health advice to eat less sugar. Warnings to cut sugar, the study argued, are based on weak evidence and cannot be trusted. The Read More
Dec 20, 2016
Anahad O'Connor
Dec 15, 2016
Industry-Funded Science: It’s all About the Framing
The dialogue around industry-funded science continues to evolve, and a new article in Men's Journal magazine sheds further light and nuance. Highlights: "Is milk good for you or bad for you? The question is Read More
Nov 02, 2016
Industry-Funded Research Raises the Red Flag Once More
The "elephant in the room" in academia these days is, without a doubt, industry-funded research. Health experts from around the globe are raising the red flag, and for due reason: industry-funded studies tend to favor Read More
Nov 25, 2015
Coca-Cola Executive Behind Global Energy Balance Network Steps Down
More coverage of the Coca-Cola/Global Energy Balance Network debacle (scooped by The Associated Press yesterday), courtesy of Anahad O’Connor at The New York Times: “Coca-Cola’s top scientist is stepping down after Read More
Oct 09, 2015
And Now, A Look at Coca-Cola’s Problematic Ties Across the Pond
This past August, Anahad O'Connor of the New York Times reported on Coca-Cola's habit of funding of health professionals and health organizations. The company's latest multi-million dollar project, the innocuous-sounding Read More
Sep 29, 2015
Updates and Question on the Coca-Cola & Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Breakup
Time for some updates -- and questions -- on yesterday's news that Coca-Cola and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics are parting ways in December. As we suspected from the adoring tone in AND's letter to the House Read More