Analysis: Funding By Soda Industry Has Skewed Studies To The Detriment Of Public Health
The Los Angeles Times offers looks at several recent studies on various topics.
Los Angeles Times:
Does The Soda Industry Manipulate Research On Sugary Drinks' Health Effects?
One hundred percent. That is the probability that a published study that finds no link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and poorer metabolic health was underwritten by the makers of sugar-sweetened beverages, or authored by researchers with financial ties to that industry. (Healy, 10/31)
Los Angeles Times:
Accepting More Facebook Friend Requests Is Linked To Lower Mortality, Study Says
Think online social networks have no bearing on your real life? Think again. Scientists who studied Facebook activity and mortality rates of registered California voters found that people who received many friend requests were far less likely to die over a two-year period than those who did not. Initiating friend requests, however, seemed to have no effect on death rates whatsoever. (Khan, 10/31)
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Mobile Devices In The Bedroom Rob Kids Of Sleep, Study Says
Good night, sleep tight, and don’t look into that tablet light. Dads and moms who are concerned about the quantity and quality of their children’s sleep should keep mobile devices like phones, tablets and laptops out of kids’ bedrooms, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. (Netburn, 10/31)