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The obesity wars and the education of a researcher: A personal account
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases ( IF 9.1 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2021.06.009
Katherine M Flegal 1
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A naïve researcher published a scientific article in a respectable journal. She thought her article was straightforward and defensible. It used only publicly available data, and her findings were consistent with much of the literature on the topic. Her coauthors included two distinguished statisticians. To her surprise her publication was met with unusual attacks from some unexpected sources within the research community. These attacks were by and large not pursued through normal channels of scientific discussion. Her research became the target of an aggressive campaign that included insults, errors, misinformation, social media posts, behind-the-scenes gossip and maneuvers, and complaints to her employer. The goal appeared to be to undermine and discredit her work. The controversy was something deliberately manufactured, and the attacks primarily consisted of repeated assertions of preconceived opinions. She learned first-hand the antagonism that could be provoked by inconvenient scientific findings. Guidelines and recommendations should be based on objective and unbiased data. Development of public health policy and clinical recommendations is complex and needs to be evidence-based rather than belief-based. This can be challenging when a hot-button topic is involved.



中文翻译:

肥胖战争和研究人员的教育:个人账户

一位天真的研究人员在一家受人尊敬的期刊上发表了一篇科学文章。她认为她的文章直截了当,也站得住脚。它仅使用公开可用的数据,她的发现与该主题的大部分文献一致。她的合著者包括两位杰出的统计学家。令她惊讶的是,她的出版物遭到了研究界一些意想不到的来源的不寻常攻击。这些攻击大体上不是通过正常的科学讨论渠道进行的。她的研究成为了一场激进运动的目标,其中包括侮辱、错误、错误信息、社交媒体帖子、幕后八卦和策略,以及向她的雇主投诉。目标似乎是破坏和诋毁她的工作。争论是故意制造的,攻击主要包括反复断言先入为主的观点。她亲身体验了不方便的科学发现可能引发的对抗。指南和建议应基于客观和无偏见的数据。公共卫生政策和临床建议的制定是复杂的,需要以证据为基础,而不是基于信念。当涉及热门话题时,这可能具有挑战性。

更新日期:2021-08-17
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