I found this chapter to be very interesting. I was reading through the ADA Journal that I received recently in the mail and I noticed a huge insert from soy producers talking about their product. This is what I was reminded of while reading Nestles section on Journals and advertising/ monetary contributions. I also noticed other food related ads in the journal, which I remember being surprised about. This also reminded me of how many brochures on the importance of breastfeeding are produced by formula companies. Seems a little contradictory...
I am completely astounded by how entrenched business is within the nutritional science world. I did not know that the FNB is sponsored by food industry; I was so surprised. Also, the section on conflicts of interest is scary. Research is what we often look to to make decisions and if the validity of the results is being compromised more or less over monetary interest then our decisions will be based on inaccuracies. This could be hurtful to us, both health wise and money wise. Her list of studies that were sponsored by food industry and just happened (likely not coincidental) to have favorable outcomes for the company was really interesting to see and made me realize the importance of finding out about sponsors when reading and evaluating studies. I also had NO idea that companies could enter partnerships with universities and effectively control the research. It seems like scientific integrity is really being compromised all over the place in the nutrition field, how are we supposed to get accurate information to make solid, informed decisions?
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