I said this that theses people dont wish us well at all. Imagine hearing this kind news? Coca-Cola caught funding scientists who deflect blame for obesity away from sugary drinks
Coca-Cola has given millions of dollars to a group that promotes the
idea that exercise, rather than a healthy diet, is the real key to
weight loss
Coca Cola is funding a new organisation that is emphasising the
importance of exercise over diet to a person's health, amidst concerns
by health experts that the company is trying to deflect criticism of the
health effects of its products.
As reported by the New York Times, the soft drinks company is providing financial and logistical support to theGlobal Energy Balance Network(GEBN).
This group promotes the idea that exercise, rather than a healthy diet, is the key to health and weight loss,claims which go against the word of critics who say that Coca-Cola's sugary drinks are contributing to the global obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Records uncovered by the paper show that GEBN's website is registered to
and administrated by Coca-Cola. The GEBN's President, James O Hill,
said that the website was registered under Coca-Cola's name because the
group's members did not know how to do it, and asserted that the group
is independent from the company.
Efforts
to tax or limit the serving sizes of soft drinks have been struck down
in the past due to opposition led by drinks companies
Information
on the group's website says that the 'energy balance' theory
"recognizes that good health involves both diet and physical activity
and can serve as a platform to help transform human civilization to
achieve optimal health through sustainable solutions that also drive
economic prosperity."
As reported by the paper, two universities that employ some of the
GEBN's leaders disclosed that Coca Cola had donated $1.5 million
(£963,000) in 2014 to the organisation.
And since 2008, Coke has given almost $4 million (£2.6 million) to two of the GEBN's founding members for various projects.
The revelations about Coca-Cola's involvement with the health group come
amidst calls for action to be taken against sugary drinks, due to
claims that they contribute significantly to obesity and contain little
nutritional value.
In July, the British Medical Association (BMA) said that sugary soft drinks should be hit with a tax, part of a "useful first step" towards the long-term goal of taxing a number of products that fuel obesity.
The BMA claimed that such a tax could reduce obesity in the UK
significantly, and added that the proceeds could be used to subsidise
the costs of healthy fruits and vegetables.
Similar calls to tax sugary drinks have been made in the US. Berkeley,
California, became the first city in the country to pass a tax on sugary
soft drinks. Now, soft drink-drinkers in Berkeley pay an extra cent on
every ounce (28mls) of soda they buy.
In New York, a ban on large servings of sugary drinks was
strongly supported by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It was passed, but
was struck down by the New York Supreme Court in 2013.
It would have banned the sale of sugary drinks in servings bigger than
half a litre - which would put an end to things like the 7/11
convenience store's Double Gulp size cup, which consumers can fill with
1.8 litres of their favourite soft drink.
The issue of food and drinks companies giving money to sympathetic
groups has previously been pointed out by cardiologist Dr Aseem
Malhotra, an outspoken critic of the food industry.
Calorie-rich
soft drinks with high sugar levels and little nutritional value have
been blamed for increasing rates of obesity and diabetes
A study published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, co-authored by Dr Malhotra, asserted thata poor diet was a much bigger cause of obesity than a lack of exercise, pointing out that despite little change in people's activity levels over the last 30 years, obesity has skyrocketed.
He is one of many academics who claims that food and soft drinks
companies have incorrectly emphasised how phsycial activity can prevent
people from obesity.
As reported by the New York Times, the soft drinks company is providing financial and logistical support to theGlobal Energy Balance Network(GEBN).
This group promotes the idea that exercise, rather than a healthy diet, is the key to health and weight loss,claims which go against the word of critics who say that Coca-Cola's sugary drinks are contributing to the global obesity and diabetes epidemics.
Records uncovered by the paper show that GEBN's website is registered to
and administrated by Coca-Cola. The GEBN's President, James O Hill,
said that the website was registered under Coca-Cola's name because the
group's members did not know how to do it, and asserted that the group
is independent from the company.
Efforts
to tax or limit the serving sizes of soft drinks have been struck down
in the past due to opposition led by drinks companies
Information
on the group's website says that the 'energy balance' theory
"recognizes that good health involves both diet and physical activity
and can serve as a platform to help transform human civilization to
achieve optimal health through sustainable solutions that also drive
economic prosperity."
As reported by the paper, two universities that employ some of the
GEBN's leaders disclosed that Coca Cola had donated $1.5 million
(£963,000) in 2014 to the organisation.
And since 2008, Coke has given almost $4 million (£2.6 million) to two of the GEBN's founding members for various projects.
The revelations about Coca-Cola's involvement with the health group come
amidst calls for action to be taken against sugary drinks, due to
claims that they contribute significantly to obesity and contain little
nutritional value.
In July, the British Medical Association (BMA) said that sugary soft drinks should be hit with a tax, part of a "useful first step" towards the long-term goal of taxing a number of products that fuel obesity.
The BMA claimed that such a tax could reduce obesity in the UK
significantly, and added that the proceeds could be used to subsidise
the costs of healthy fruits and vegetables.
Similar calls to tax sugary drinks have been made in the US. Berkeley,
California, became the first city in the country to pass a tax on sugary
soft drinks. Now, soft drink-drinkers in Berkeley pay an extra cent on
every ounce (28mls) of soda they buy.
In New York, a ban on large servings of sugary drinks was
strongly supported by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It was passed, but
was struck down by the New York Supreme Court in 2013.
It would have banned the sale of sugary drinks in servings bigger than
half a litre - which would put an end to things like the 7/11
convenience store's Double Gulp size cup, which consumers can fill with
1.8 litres of their favourite soft drink.
The issue of food and drinks companies giving money to sympathetic
groups has previously been pointed out by cardiologist Dr Aseem
Malhotra, an outspoken critic of the food industry.
Calorie-rich
soft drinks with high sugar levels and little nutritional value have
been blamed for increasing rates of obesity and diabetes
A study published this year in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, co-authored by Dr Malhotra, asserted thata poor diet was a much bigger cause of obesity than a lack of exercise, pointing out that despite little change in people's activity levels over the last 30 years, obesity has skyrocketed.
He is one of many academics who claims that food and soft drinks
companies have incorrectly emphasised how phsycial activity can prevent
people from obesity.
The study's text likened the actions of the food industry as “chillingly
similar” to those used by the tobacco industry and said that
endorsements of sugary drinks and the association of junk food with
sport must stop.
“Let us bust the myth of physical activity and obesity. You cannot outrun a bad diet,” the authors say.
The study's text likened the actions of the food industry as “chillingly
similar” to those used by the tobacco industry and said that
endorsements of sugary drinks and the association of junk food with
sport must stop.
“Let us bust the myth of physical activity and obesity. You cannot outrun a bad diet,” the authors say.
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