Conflict of Interest in Research
Cross-source consensus on Conflict of Interest in Research from 2 sources and 7 claims.
2 sources · 7 claims
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- At least one researcher disclosed receiving research support from AstraZeneca, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and several other pharmaceutical companies. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why This Study Is Flawed
- Multiple pharmaceutical companies that profit from cholesterol-lowering treatments were involved in funding or supporting the study. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why This Study Is Flawed
- PCRM presents itself as a medical authority but is only 5% physicians and functions as a plant-based advocacy group. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why the Scare Studies Are Wrong
- Several studies cited by PCRM were authored by researchers who received fees or research support from pharmaceutical companies selling anti-cholesterol medications. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why the Scare Studies Are Wrong
- Pharmaceutical funding by statin manufacturers fundamentally compromises researchers' ability to produce unbiased conclusions about dietary cholesterol. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why This Study Is Flawed
- Researchers financially tied to the cholesterol-lowering drug industry have a direct commercial interest in finding that dietary cholesterol from eggs is dangerous. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why the Scare Studies Are Wrong
- PCRM's publication of alarming content about animal products aligns with its ideological goals rather than dispassionate science. — Eggs and Heart Disease: Why the Scare Studies Are Wrong