Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 Jan;34(1):84-8; discussion 83. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2009.239. Epub 2009 Dec 1.
'White hat bias' (WHB) (bias leading to distortion of information in the service of what may be perceived to be righteous ends) is documented through quantitative data and anecdotal evidence from the research record regarding the postulated predisposing and protective effects of nutritively sweetened beverages and breastfeeding, respectively, on obesity. Evidence of an apparent WHB is found in a degree sufficient to mislead readers. WHB bias may be conjectured to be fuelled by feelings of righteous zeal, indignation toward certain aspects of industry or other factors. Readers should beware of WHB, and our field should seek methods to minimize it.
“白帽偏差”（WHB）（为了看似正义的目的而导致信息扭曲的偏差）在关于营养甜味饮料和母乳喂养分别对肥胖假定的促成和保护作用的研究记录中，既有定量数据也有轶事证据加以证明。在某种程度上，这种偏差足以误导读者，这表明存在明显的 WHB。WHB 偏差可能是由于正义感、对某些行业方面的愤怒或其他因素而产生的。读者应该警惕 WHB，我们的领域应该寻求方法来尽量减少它。
