This oft-repeated view is frustrating, because a huge number of studies on exactly this kind of thing are done. Should there be more? Of course! But the money

This oft-repeated view is frustrating, because a huge number of studies on exactly this kind of thing are done. Should there be more? Of course! But the money has to come from somewhere. For a study on potatoes and inflammation it has to come from the taxpayer or a non-profit institute. For a study on a new drug that has a potential to make a huge profit, of course it's much easier to find someone besides those to fund it. There are many problems with the modern medical system but I don't think this aspect is totally broken, definitely not to the degree that nay sayers would have you believe.