Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health by Mercola Joseph

Author:Mercola, Joseph [Mercola, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2006-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

Not properly disclosing conflicts of interest

Failing to present contrary data

Using inadequate or inappropriate research design

Dropping observations or data points, and inadequate record keeping

The most alarming of the researchers’ findings was that of the 3,247 scientists surveyed, over 20 percent admitted to changing the design, methodology, or results of a study in response to pressure from the funding source. The authors also noted that these numbers could be a gross underestimate of actual violations, since misbehaving scientists may have been less likely than others to respond to the survey for fear of discovery.

When science stands in the way of profits, corporations spare no expense at manipulating the facts. A classic example of this was the tobacco industry paying over $150,000 to a dozen scientists to “write” letters for publication in influential medical journals. The scientists did not actually write the letters themselves; they were written by lawyers for the tobacco industry. The doctors just signed them.34

After obtaining the letters published in reputable journals, the tobacco companies were then able to repeatedly cite the letters in defense of tobacco. Others assumed that the letters were written by independent scientists voicing their opinion. This is far from the only time that falsified independent third-party endorsements have been used as a public relations strategy.35

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