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Anti-obesity group says it is disbanding after emails show involvement with Coke

2015-12-01 05:21:16| Beverages - Topix.net

A non-profit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group.

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Emails reveal Coke's hidden hand in shaping anti-obesity group's...

2015-11-24 10:11:31| Beverages - Topix.net

A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the US$1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work. But emails obtained by The Associated Press show the world's largest beverage maker was instrumental in shaping the Global Energy Balance Network, which is led by a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

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APNewsBreak: Emails reveal Coke's role in anti-obesity group

2015-11-24 10:11:30| Beverages - Topix.net

In this March 17, 2011, file photo, Cans of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke sit in a cooler in Anne's Deli in Portland, Ore. A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work.

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Analysis - CSD producers face threat of more anti-obesity taxes

2013-12-04 15:52:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Soft drinks producers must increase their efforts to promote low-calorie options to avoid a "rising tide" of global anti-obesity taxation, according to an analyst.

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