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> In the 1980s, the American Heart Association listed many contributors to heart disease. > A missing one: smoking. > At some point, it was revealed that Big
by bonsai_spool 11mo ago
> In the 1980s, the American Heart Association listed many contributors to heart disease.
> A missing one: smoking.
> At some point, it was revealed that Big Tobacco was a major contributor to the AHA.
> They now list tobacco as a big risk factor.
https://www.heart.org/en/bold-hearts-the-centennial/100-years-of-impact https://www.heart.org/en/bold-hearts-the-centennial/100-year...
Taking on tobacco was no small task at mid-century, when more than half of men and a third of women smoked. In 1956, the AHA’s first scientific statement on smoking concluded that more evidence was needed to link it to heart disease. But as evidence grew, so did our role. Even before the landmark Surgeon General’s report of 1964, we called for a public campaign against smoking.
By 1971, we said cigarette smoking “contributed significantly” to coronary heart disease, and in 1977, we declared smoking to be the most preventable cause of heart disease.
In the 1980s, with significant support from the AHA, new laws required stronger warning labels for cigarettes and banned smoking on airplanes. Today, we’re working to understand the risks of e-cigarettes and vaping while fighting to keep teens and others from starting.
- monooso 11mo agoNot sure why you're being downvoted. At least you provided a source for your comment, unlike GP.
- ChrisMarshallNY 11mo agoI agree. My only source was from personal experience. I saw the ads, myself, and remember when it changed. I think that the article may be a bit of "damage control." Gave it a +1.
- bonsai_spool 11mo ago> I saw the ads, myself, and remember when it changed. Fair enough, I guess their public policy position doesn't necessarily inform how they conduct advertising.
- astura 11mo agoSo because of an advertisement you might have seen 40 years ago you made up a major funding source out of whole cloth?
- ChrisMarshallNY 11mo agoNo. I also read about the funding reveal. I also mentioned that, but I guess it didn’t register.
- ai_updates 11mo ago[flagged]
- ChrisMarshallNY 11mo agoWonderful. A bot HN companion cube. Thanks for "sharing."
- dannyfritz07 11mo agoI must be blind. How do you downvote? I've only ever seen an upvote.
- astura 11mo agoYou have to have a minimum amount of karma here to get a down vote button. I think it's 500.
- lucb1e 11mo agoCorrect. And to add: it only applies to comments; non-moderators cannot downvote stories
- ChrisMarshallNY 11mo agoYou can flag, but a lone flag is worthless. Not sure how many it takes to nuke a story or comment. For myself, I only downvote/flag stuff that I consider harmful to the community. That does not include stories or comments with which I disagree. In fact, I frequently upvote comments posted, that attack my own positions, if they do so in a reasonable manner. Groupthink sucks, and I frequently change my mind, based on orthogonal feedback.
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