12 Feb, 2015
Row over sugar firms’ links to scientists
BBC News website | James Gallagher Health editor | 12 February 2015
A row has erupted about links between the sugar industry and scientists who advise government on obesity.
Campaigners argue the scientists are so heavily influenced by companies that Dracula is now “in charge of the blood bank”.
The scientists concerned say it is wrong to assume they are biased and critics should “learn proper science”.
Public Health England said it welcomed industry “listening to our best scientists”.
The argument was sparked by a report on the issue in the British Medical Journal.
