Coca-Cola Bribes Scientists To Lie About Obesity

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:19:22 +0000

"The Coca-Cola Co has bankrolled researchers to promote a new mantra of staying healthy -- exercise more and worry less about dropping calories, according to a New York Times report published Sunday. Last year, the 129-year-old company provided as much as $1.5 million to the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN) for its launch, and encouraged scientists to endorse the idea of working out more instead of shunning soda and fast food as a means to staying healthy, the report added. Over time, various studies have blamed sugary drinks for ailments like obesity and diabetes around the world. A study published in the June edition of the journal Circulation said that more than 180,000 people die every year worldwide due to the consumption of sugar-packed beverages. Of these 25,000 deaths are recorded in the U.S. However, Coco-Cola is funding researchers who say people should focus more on concepts like energy balance, which refers to the amount of calorie intake versus the energy the body uses for breathing, pumping blood, daily activities and thinking, according to the Times." Ana Kasparian (The Point) and Becca Frucht (POPSUGAR) hosts of The Young Turks discuss. Read more here: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/coca-cola-buying-off-scientists-who-downplay-role-of-sugar-in-weight-gain/

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