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Chief Coca-Cola Scientist Steps Down Amid Controversy Over Obesity Research

2015-11-28 04:41:44| Beverages - Topix.net

Coca-Cola's chief scientist and health officer, Rhona Applebaum, has left the company after helping set up a nonprofit research group tasked with downplaying the role of sugary drinks in the obesity epidemic. In August, The New York Times reported that the company had financial ties to the research group - the Global Energy Balance Network, which is made up of university researchers, according to Ars Technica.

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