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Academy Chief Defends Diet Report At Congressional Hearing
In a tense hearing Rep. Fred Richmond pressed NAS president biologist Philip Handler on why the Food & Nutrition Board advised against worrying about cholesterol amid contrary evidence. Handler admitted responsibility, noting funding from food industry and asserting First Amendment protections, while lawmakers pressed for government backing of the academy’s nutrition guidance.
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William Hines
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Philip Handler
Sparks
Fred Richmond
D-N.y
House Agriculture
Academy
Food & Nutrition Board
Handler
Richmond
Margaret M. Heckler
R-Mass
Heckler
United States
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