Sugar's web of influence 2: Biasing the science

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Gornall, Jonathan ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLAMATE SODIUM; SUGAR INTAKE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; SUGAR INDUSTRY; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 84922939738     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h215     Document Type: Article

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