The methods, not who did or paid for the research, should be enough to tell us whether we can trust the evidence.
…Applying rigorous scientific principles is designed to prevent, as best as possible, human foibles from sneaking into the evidence. Unfortunately, a commonly applied but erroneous approach to separating biases from evidence is to devalue or outright reject evidence because of from whom or where the evidence comes, regardless of the evidence itself…
….Down-weighting or ignoring data from people or sources we dislike without empirical reasons to mistrust the data is to willingly position ourselves in a world with less information in the thin hope that the remaining information will somehow be better—but with no such guarantees…
So What If the Sugar Industry Funds Research? Science Is Science.
A study came out that conflicted with nutritional dogma-it showed that eating breakfast actually causes weight gain. Immediately, people who disliked eating breakfast expressed vindication for listening to their own hunger instead of general dietary recommendations.