{"id":396,"date":"2013-01-22T21:07:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uncfoodresearchprogram.web.unc.edu\/?p=396"},"modified":"2024-12-29T11:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T16:29:26","slug":"critics-coke-obesity-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalfoodresearchprogram.org\/critics-coke-obesity-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Popkin quoted by USA Today in &#8220;Critics attack Coke&#8217;s anti-obesity ad&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nanci Hellmich writes, in\u00a0a USA Today article titled Critics attack Coke&#8217;s anti-obesity ad:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A new Coca-Cola ad, which encourages people to come together to fight obesity, is drawing fire from consumer advocates and obesity experts. The two-minute video,appearing Monday night on several national cable networks, talks about the company&#8217;s range of beverages and how the industry voluntarily changed its offerings in schools to primarily waters, juices, and low- and no-calorie options&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the company is doing damage control to combat the widespread belief that sugary beverages contribute to obesity. Currently about two-thirds of adults and a third of children in this country are overweight or obese. A diet high in added sugars is linked to many poor health conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Coca-Cola Company still remains one of the major causes of obesity in the USA and globally,&#8221; says Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and one of the nation&#8217;s top experts on beverage consumption. &#8220;Yes, other foods matter, but the biggest single source contributor to child and adult obesity in the USA is sugar-sweetened beverages.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more here:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2013\/01\/14\/coca-cola-obesity\/1832555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/business\/2013\/01\/14\/coca-cola-obesity\/1832555\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nanci Hellmich writes, in\u00a0a USA Today article titled Critics attack Coke&#8217;s anti-obesity ad: A new Coca-Cola ad, which encourages people to come together to fight obesity, is drawing fire from consumer advocates and obesity experts. 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