JAMA Intern Med November 2016 PMID 27617709

Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents.

Cristin E Kearns, Laura A Schmidt, Stanton A Glantz

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The combined tone of the discussions is one of skepticism and outrage, exemplified by phrases like 'sickening proof of manipulation,' references to the 'great sugar cover-up,' and mentions of Harvard scientists being paid off. Words like 'corruption,' 'bribery,' and 'scandal' emphasize the perceived seriousness and societal impact of the revelations, indicating strong alignment with the article’s significance and urgency.

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The Sugar Research Foundation (SRF) began showing early awareness of sugar's potential link to coronary heart disease (CHD) in the 1950s but emphasized fat and cholesterol as primary causes in their 1965 review, downplaying the role of sucrose.
Internal documents reveal that the SRF sponsored research and review articles in the 1960s and 1970s to influence the perception of sugar’s health risks, without disclosing their funding sources, to favor industry interests.
The findings suggest that the sugar industry actively sought to create doubt about sucrose's dangers while promoting fat as the main cause of CHD, highlighting the need for policymakers to prioritize independent and mechanistic studies over industry-funded research.]

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