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Elizabeth M. Whelan (; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations in the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from faulty science. In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work.〔 She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and laymen publications. Whelan's advocacy encompassed numerous high-profile cases, including the so-called Delaney Clause used by the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate use of the sweetener saccharin.〔Editorial staff (2014) ''(Elizabeth Whelan's Impact )'' The Wall Street Journal, Sept 18.〕 She was often criticized because her findings frequently contradicted the current social mood, for example with respect to chewing tobacco, hydraulic fracturing, and Michael Bloomberg's crusade against sugary drinks.〔 She was critical of many public interest groups that she viewed as resorting to scare tactics to sway the public against choices where no dangers had actually been demonstrated.〔 == Personal == Before her marriage, Elizabeth Whelan's name was Elizabeth Ann Murphy.〔 Born in Manhattan in 1943, she was the daughter of Marion Barret Murphy and Joseph F. Murphy and had two brothers, Kevin and Brian Murphy. Her father was a lawyer and the Commission of Insurance of New Jersey from 1982 to 1984.〔 Whelan was married to Stephen T. Whelan. They had one child, Christine Moyers, and two grandchildren.〔 Whelan enjoyed swimming and swam laps almost every day of her life, until her health prevented it.〔 Whelan was also a member of the Lotos Club, a gentleman's club, that began admitting women in 1977, with a literary and artistic bent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elizabeth Whelan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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