The U.S. government is shutting down a planned study testing whether moderate drinking has health benefits over concerns that its funding by the alcohol industry would compromise its credibility.

The National Institutes of Health said Friday the results of the planned $100 million study could not be trusted because of the secretive way that employees negotiated with beer and liquor companies to underwrite the effort.

Government officials say it is legal to use industry money to pay for government research so long as all rules are followed. However, in this case, NIH officials say employees did not follow proper procedures, including keeping their interactions with industry officials secret.

NIH Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak said the interactions between the employees and industry representatives appeared to “intentionally bias'' the study so that it would have a better chance to conclude that moderate drinking is beneficial.

An NIH review panel was also concerned that the study's proposed span of 10 years was too short a time period to adequately test the potential problems of a daily drink – such as an increased risk of cancer or heart failure.

美国政府终止了原计划进行的一项有关适量饮酒是否有益健康的研究实验，原因是担心酒业提供的资金会影响研究结果的可信度。

美国国立卫生研究院星期五说，这项计划耗资1亿美元的研究所得出的结果难以让人相信，因为该研究院雇员以秘密的方式与啤酒和烈酒公司进行提供研究资金的洽谈。

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