A British charity set up to promote evidence-based science received more than £20,000 from Coca-Cola and then questioned research that was critical of sugary drinks.
Sense About Science, which was set up in 2002 to “change public discussions about science and evidence”, has Simon Singh, the author and journalist, and Nick Ross, the broadcaster, on its board of trustees. The charity received £20,681 from the company between 2012 and 2013, it said. It disclosed Coca-Cola as a funder on its website but made no mention of the relationship in several instances when it published criticism of research into the negative effects of sugary drinks.
The Times revealed yesterday that Coca-Cola had poured millions of pounds into scientific research and healthy eating initiatives designed to present