Article 3SCJQ NIH shuts down controversial $100M drinking study backed by Big Alcohol

NIH shuts down controversial $100M drinking study backed by Big Alcohol

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Beth Mole
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You don't have to go home, but you can't stay at the NIH. (credit: Maya83)

The National Institutes of Health has terminated a controversial $100-million study on the health effects of daily drinking that was largely funded by the alcohol industry. The announcement comes after internal NIH investigations found evidence of scientific bias, policy violations, and inappropriate engagement with industry representatives.

The findings-announced by the NIH on Friday, June 15-largely support recent investigations by the press that suggested NIH officials and the study's lead researchers had inappropriately wooed industry and pitched the study as "necessary if alcohol is to be recommended as part of a healthy diet."

Five of the world's largest alcoholic beverage companies, namely Anheuser-Busch InBev, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Heineken, and Carlsberg, subsequently agreed to pitch in $67.7 million for the study. Those funds would be provided indirectly through a nongovernmental foundation that raises funds for the NIH.

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