ABC News Attacks Scientist Who Exposed Bias In Obesity Research
In an investigation dubbed “Is ‘Big Food’s’ Big Money Influencing the Science of Nutrition” ABC News took aim at University of Alabama biostatistician David Allison. “He has a 108-page resume and was honored at the White House,” said ABC. “But even though study after study have [sic] shown soda to be a significant contributor to America’s staggering obesity crisis, he says there is too little ‘solid evidence’… Allison has said such studies haven’t been rigorous enough to prove soda contributes to obesity, but critics say his skepticism stems from his financial ties to entities such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and the American Beverage Association, who, critics say, have paid Allison to poke holes in the scientific consensus.”
Sounds appalling, doesn’t it? Until you find out that the scientific consensus isn’t what ABC News claims it is...
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