«Is it really true that food companies deliberately set out to manipulate research in their favor? Yes, it is, and the practice continues,” Nestle added, noting

«Is it really true that food companies deliberately set out to manipulate research in their favor? Yes, it is, and the practice continues,” Nestle added, noting that Coca-Cola and candy makers have both tried recently to influence nutrition research.» Universities need to be held accountable for researchers' ethics. The article suggests that the Sugar Research Foundation merely followed the standard procedure of any other trade group, that is, this was not an isolated incident. Maybe Harvard would be more inclined to avoid such malpractice if its brand and credibility suffered from it. Universities should not act like a PR firm. «Trained as a dentist, Kearns said she was shocked to hear a keynote speaker at a 2007 dentistry conference — on diabetes, no less — tell her there is no evidence linking sugar to chronic disease. She quit her job and devoted herself full-time to uncovering documents that show the sugar industry’s influence over public policy and science.» This quote exemplifies Arendt's banality of evil.