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Dairy Council Digest Archives

Good Science: Its Role In Setting the Record Straight
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Jeanne P. Goldberg, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor of Nutrition School of Nutrition Science and Policy Tufts
University Medford, MA

Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Director of Nutrition American Council on Science and Health
New York, NY

• Summary
  
  

• Introduction
  
  

• Where the Public Obtains Nutrition and Health Information
  
  

• How Media Contribute to Consumer Confusion
  
  

• How Certain Special Interest Groups can Increase the Publics Skepticism
  
  

• The Potential Health Impact of Misinterpretation of the Science
  
  

• Guidelines for Communicating Sound Science About Diet and Health
  
  

• References