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Is it possible to see how much if any money was given to the committee from the coffee industry? http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/committee/#members htt

• copperx 12y ago
  Exactly my thoughts. I am surprised that they aren't recommending K-Cups.
  • ianstallings 12y ago
    I wouldn't be surprised to find some hidden text on the page - Drink More Ovaltine
    • charlesism 12y ago
      You get my vote for the greatest comment ever written.
• bicknergseng 12y ago
  Was my first thought, too, after reading about the link between the sugar industry and those early sugar studies. Seems to me like the scientific community should be overly open about its sources of funding, conflicts of interest, etc if it wants to maintain public trust going forward.
  • nmrm 12y ago
    It is. Typically if you publish in a respected and peer reviewed journal, you are required to disclose sources of funding in the article. Especially if those sources include for-profit companies, you're in for a world of hurt if you don't. But the "scientific community", so far as such a thing exists, can't censure news reports, government reports, or corporate reports that claim "X is true because science". It also cannot stop someone from publishing a "scientific" journal. "Science" is not a Trade Mark, and scientists cannot solve for clueless consumers who believe everything if you say "because science!" Especially when those same consumers fail to fund / pay attention in quality post-secondary science education.