Comments on: Read the fine print: who funded that study?

By: Evita

Evita — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:36:28 +0000

Excellent observation!

Today’s studies in general just don’t hold much weight. Too many of them are done and interpreted based on various agendas. Doing research for my most recent book, I literally found a study that can prove and disprove almost anything. Now that’s helpful… not.

And so I have found too that we need to seriously go back more to our innate wisdom, common sense, intuition or whatever people feel comfortable calling it. We look externally for the answers and want to be told what to eat, what not to eat, and how to live, etc…. we simple need to wake up and realize that everything that we need is already within us.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:28:58 +0000

Finally, a blog with sense. I keep telling anyone who will listen, stop regurgitating info written about this study and that study without knowing who is behind the study. There was one recently where the cause of CCD in honeybees was discovered (of course the study claimed it wasn’t pesticides). Dig a little deeper and you learn the study was funded by Bayer Crop Science (pesticides).

I only accept unbiased studies.

Thank you for sharing!

By: Lenn

Lenn — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:33:56 +0000

Glad I’m not the only one who notices these sorts of things…Like the new “high fructose corn syrup will make you crap rainbows” commercials that are paid for by the Corn Refiners Association. What a laugh.

By: LifeStyle

LifeStyle — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:12:17 +0000

That is true. Once news was out that playing video games increases hand – eye coordination. I checked who funded this study and I found it was video game company. How do you trust?

Thanks

LifeStyle

By: pogostemon

pogostemon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:08:19 +0000

I have always responded to any statement that quotes scientific research “proves” one thing or another with the question
“Who is paying the Scientist?”
Great post thanks
Lorraine

By: Delphyne

Delphyne — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:44:08 +0000

That’s the best question to ask on all “studies” and who is actually benefiting from that “study.” Great post!

By: Jaspenelle

Jaspenelle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:21:38 +0000

My mother (who use to work at a veterinary university that did some medical studies) always taught me to be suspicious of these “studies”. It always bugs me when reporters don’t dig into a story and get all that background information. It makes me wonder who is really paying them.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:18:13 +0000

Questioning is essential if you’re interested in the truth.
Keep up the good work.