Health Propaganda, Exposed
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“Akin to a political campaign, we will develop, deploy and evolve a powerful and multi-faceted strategy to counter radical organizations and their proponents.”
Journalism, including emails obtained by the Associated Press.
Newspaper journalism; the network itself was funded by Coca-Cola.
Reporting that Coca-Cola provided financial and logistical support to the Global Energy Balance Network, which promoted exercise over cutting calories.
The network argued Americans were "overly fixated on how much they eat and drink while not paying enough attention to exercise." A Coke proposal said: "Akin to a political campaign, we will develop, deploy and evolve a powerful and multi-faceted strategy to counter radical organizations and their proponents."
Funding shows a conflict of interest; it does not by itself show the network's scientific claims were false.
The scientists said Coke had no control over their work. The group disbanded in late 2015, and the University of Colorado said it would return a $1 million Coca-Cola grant.