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Yet another major long-term study, this one published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has conclusively demonstrated the link between weight gain and junk food. The study showed that soda is "the number one problem related to weight gain," Dr. Walter Willett, chair of the Nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, told MSNBC.
But that's not the story that major food companies like PepsiCo, Coca-Cola or Mars Co. want you to believe. And a new report by ABC suggests that these companies are willing to pay scientists to help produce evidence refuting the link between bad health and a bad diet. The terms of the payments, of course, do not explicitly require the scientists to fudge study results. But scientists who receive big grants from major food companies have been known to testify in favor of junk food in court and in front of Congress. Some have compared such scientists to those who obfuscated the link between smoking and cancer before it became incontrovertible—which casts "big sugar" in the same role as "big tobacco."
34 minutes ago (11:17 AM)
The sugary drinks that too many people consume on a daily basis really should be ‘sometimes’ foods, things you can drink, but not daily, maybe not even weekly. I gave up drinking pop about 6 years ago, still have it on a very rare occasion. It’s been much easier to maintain my weight ever since.
33 minutes ago (11:19 AM)
I am shocked.
17 minutes ago (11:35 AM)
Saw this on Bloomberg – figured they meant one/lb/week weight increase, at least – douches
6 minutes ago (11:46 AM)
I think I should chime in here, considering that I went to school and had food science classes w/ many food scientists working know(some even in beverage companies). I can tell you that this is 100% bs. In fact, analysis of industry studies vs anti[sugar, pop, processed, fill in the bank] funded studies shows that the industry studies are much more thorough and report more honestly. Interest groups who want something to be maligned, simply throw out data that doesn’t support their views. This is why you often see smaller sample sizes when the study is done by some independent organization. The truth is, that they’re anything but independent. They do their studies with the sole intent of maligning a specific brand/food/ingredient. May I submit this for your consideration: http://blogs.forbes.com/trevorbutterworth/2011/06/22/abc-news-attacks-scientist-who-exposed-bias-in-obesity-research/