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Les millions d’euros versés par #Coca-Cola en #France pour brouiller le débat scientifique sur ses sodas
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La consommation massive de boissons sucrées est largement reconnue comme l’une des causes de l’épidémie d’obésité et de diabète qui frappe les pays occidentaux dont la France. Mais les géants des sodas ont trouvé la parade. #foodwatch rend publique la liste des associations et institutions publiques hexagonales qui ont bénéficié des largesses de Coca-Cola France. Pour l’association, ces financements (7 millions d’euros au total) « sont savamment employés à brouiller le débat », en vantant les bienfaits des (...)

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Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets - The New York Times
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Funding from the food industry is not uncommon in scientific research. But studies suggest that the funds tend to bias findings. A recent analysis of beverage studies, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, found that those funded by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, the American Beverage Association and the sugar industry were five times more likely to find no link between sugary drinks and weight gain than studies whose authors reported no financial conflicts.

Physical activity is important and certainly helps, experts say. But studies show that exercise increases appetite, causing people to consume more calories. Exercise also expends far fewer calories than most people think. A 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola, for example, contains 140 calories and roughly 10 teaspoons of sugar. “It takes three miles of walking to offset that one can of Coke,” Dr. Popkin said.

Last week, the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana announced the findings of a large new study on exercise in children that determined that lack of physical activity “is the biggest predictor of childhood obesity around the world.”

The news release contained a disclosure: “This research was funded by The Coca-Cola Company.”