Sugar Industry Research Manipulation

Background

Highlighted claims

• Documents found at Harvard revealed that the sugar industry funded research to downplay the links between sugar and both heart disease and cavities. — Cavities: The Second Most Common Disease and the Sugar Cover-Up
• The industry strategy was to redirect blame for disease toward dietary fat rather than sugar, and the original study did not disclose its funding source. — Cavities: The Second Most Common Disease and the Sugar Cover-Up
• As a consequence of the cover-up, public health messaging still centers on brushing and fluoride rather than addressing sugar as the primary dietary cause of cavities. — Cavities: The Second Most Common Disease and the Sugar Cover-Up