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Research for discussion
Greetings all,
The topic of whether to drink alcohol has come up a few times. Here is a link which you might find interesting. The industry will publish results based on it's own vested industry. There is alot of money to be made to keep the general public in the dark. I would post in its entirety but it is rather long. This is not meant to jump on a soap box as I certainly enjoy my wine. But it does leave one to go hmmm.... Once I started doing my own research in the past two years in regards to medicine, one cannot help but notice bias do occur based on who is funding the research. Is there really such a thing as complete objectivity?
Am J Public Health. 2013 February; 103(2): 206–214.
Published online 2013 February. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300847
PMCID: PMC3558773
Public Health, Academic Medicine, and the Alcohol Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
Thomas F. Babor, PhD, MPHcorresponding author and Katherine Robaina, MPH
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