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[-] Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

Not necessarily disagreeing with you but almost all studies are funded by private companies.

[-] neidu@feddit.nl 15 points 10 months ago

Usually by someone with a financial interest in seeing that the study yelds a result that is beneficial for them.

[-] Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago

Of course

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

And that's why you should wait for independent confirmation before trusting studies with conflict of interest.

[-] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 2 points 10 months ago

Surely this depends on the field? In life sciences it is quite uncommon. Food science, sure...

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