In the past six months alone, dozens of studies examining the health impact of drinking sugary beverages au diet soda have been published in medical journals. Some suggested a relationship; others did not.
Sometimes, the media coverage of these studies took the researchers kwa surprise.
That was the case for epidemiologist Hannah Gardener, PhD, of the chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu cha of Miami. In February, she presented early results from her ongoing research at a health conference, and was completely unprepared for the media attention it received.
The story appeared on all the major networks, in most major newspapers,...
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