Research paper
Kearns CE, Schmidt LA, Glantz SA. Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2016 Nov 1;176(11):1680-1685. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5394
Why we cite it
Provides the first rigorous historical analysis of internal sugar industry documents showing how the Sugar Research Foundation deliberately funded and shaped a scientific literature review to shift blame for coronary heart disease from sugar to fat. Directly relevant to the project because it explains why low-fat dietary advice dominated for decades while sugar's role in cardiovascular disease was minimized — the dietary paradigm many readers grew up with was influenced by industry strategy, not just by the weight of evidence.
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.5394 · PubMed 27617709 · Publisher