Increase in alcohol-industry funded research is a cause for concern, study suggests

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoy-iia091620.php

News Release 16-Sep-2020
University of York

The alcohol industry is increasingly funding academic research into the impacts of alcohol consumption - with some studies making claims about the health benefits of alcohol, new research suggests.

The study found that since 2009, there has been a 56% increase in research funded by alcohol companies or affiliated organisations.

The scale of alcohol industry sponsorship of scientific research raises concerns over the potential for bias, conflicts of interest and selective reporting of outcomes, the researchers say. 

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