Exhibit 547

BMJ corrects controversial critique of US dietary guidelines report

Exhibit 547 · News report

BMJ corrects controversial critique of US dietary guidelines report

This statement did not aptly reflect the findings of the more authoritative of these reviews, by Hooper et al

Reproduces the BMJ's October 2015 correction (the Hooper et al. 2012 Cochrane review found an effect of saturated fat on cardiovascular events but not on cardiovascular mortality) and Teicholz's reply that the committee did not request an NEL review of saturated fat.

Source: Retraction Watch
Date: 28 October 2015
Quoted from: Reproduction of the BMJ correction notice
Grade: Reported
Document: https://retractionwatch.com/2015/10/28/bmj-corrects-controversial-critique-of-us-dietary-guidelines-report/
Accessed: 2026-11-09
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Finding AGR-4.6: Reported The BMJ published Nina Teicholz's critique of the 2015 advisory committee report on 23 September 2015, issued clarifications on 29 September, corrected one statement on the saturated-fat evidence in October, and did not retract it. The article states that the expert report "fails to reflect much relevant scientific literature in its reviews of crucial topics and therefore risks giving a misleading picture." The committee said it "strongly disagrees with many of the statements represented as facts." The article's competing-interests note states that Teicholz is a board member of the Nutrition Coalition, which funded the 2022 study in section 4.7, and that the article was fully funded with a grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.