"An investigation by the Times found the soft drinks giant has funded or given "professional fees" to several prominent scientists and researchers, some of whom have cast doubt on the widely acknowledged link between sugary drinks and obesity."
"As part of this, some 27 British scientists received £350,000 (US$520,000) from the multinational corporation."
"Coca-Cola disclosed data on its website on Friday morning showing that eight scientists who advise the government on healthy eating also received fees or travel expenses from the company. Not all of the researchers denied sugary drinks are linked to obesity..."
"She states separately on her website: "When I correlated sugar consumption with obesity levels, there didn’t appear to be any relationship."
https://www.rt.com/uk/326441-coca-cola-obesity-research/
On the Board of that suits Coca-Cola then ,handpicked Suits the Company so many ways a Huge Corporation known for steeling Farmers water to have somebody on there side In Scotland in there Defence .Talks about sugar Tax ect .It all sounds so Contrived ,Should never have been picked as a Conflict of Interest is there for sure .Ruxton and coke Head of Scottish Health does not mix with her comments regarding Obesity at the Time she was being paid by Coca-cola .A well exsposed piece .and article .
ReplyDelete"There didn`t appear to be a relationship," she says. `Appear` is not a very precise scientific term. What some of these scientists won`t do for a quick buck. It`s a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteThink about the vaccination and drug industries, fracking, climate science, and now this.
The Scottish Government and Westminster just lie down and give the big corporations and NGOs exactly what they want, that is, more power and influence than they actually deserve.
SHANARRI Wellbeing ! As if any of them really care about our kids.
Dear Alice, the title of this blog is incorrect. I did find a statistical association between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and risk of obesity in my review published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. However, I did not find a statistical link between intake of total or added sugar and risk of obesity. These findings were repeated by the UK Government's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition in their report on Carbohydrates in 2015. Therefore, your comment that my conclusions were solely prompted by industry connections is entirely false. It is also worth noting that I have never conducted research for Coca Cola. The Times put me down as a Coca Cola expert because I chaired a stakeholder meeting on labelling and gave a talk on using artificial sweeteners at a nursing meeting. Again, this is hardly being in the pockets of industry and I would question why a journalist would wish to imply this based on the facts.
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