Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how sugary beverages fueled the obesity crisis between 2013-2015.

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[–]IridescentAnaconda 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Whitewashing sugar goes back all the way to the 1960s, with a certain well-known high-profile institution taking kickbacks from sugar producers. There was a NYT article about this published in about 2016 (can dig it up if anyone is interested).

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The well-known institution was Harvard. Money is more important to some folks than presnting truth without reservation. It wasn't just a little white lie. Those assholes "facts" led a couple of generations of people to eat sugary shit thinking it was actully better for them than traditional snack foods containing fats.

[–]IridescentAnaconda 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well, since you're actually going to name the culprit I'll just go ahead and link the article: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html

[–]RatherSmallPotato 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

But MUH SCIENCE!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The problem is obviously not science

[–]RatherSmallPotato 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

Yes, we both agree. I'm just not articulate enough to do a proper analysis and stick to passive aggressive humor.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But your comment is insightful, according to 2 others on Saidit. Quite articulate for us, it seems.

[–]RatherSmallPotato 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That's why I'm here, you guys get me, ya know?

[–]Galthran 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

In Sweden the sugar industry helped fund a study in 1945 giving patients from a mental hospital large amounts of sugar in order to clear themselves of the idea that sugar damaged teeth. The study didn't give the results they were hoping and instead the report suggested children should only eat candy once a week. A practice still followed by some in Sweden today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipeholm_experiments

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I knew a pub landlady who let her kid help herself to Coca-Cola at the bar all day. When she was 10 the kid had to have every tooth in her head taken out, mostly adult teeth. But funnily enough the kid never got fat, probably because she was hyperactive and it hurt to eat.

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (14 children)

Well, the people in the big corporations have been responsible for several crimes so we should keep an eye on the different cases they have been involved in.

The Coca-Cola company paid scientists to downplay how sugary drinks helped in the obesity crisis of the US. Coca-Cola have also been involved in crimes over here in Latin America, I've even heard they funded their own paramilitary groups in Colombia.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 10 insightful - 3 fun10 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 3 fun -  (13 children)

The sugar water and fire water industries are brutal, despite their branding - and they've been making people fat for more than just 2013-2015.

Arguably their worst crime: replacing the cane sugar with high-fructose corn syrup.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Europe always used cane sugar and has most of the same problems.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 1 insightful - 4 fun1 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

Because I'm 600+lbs it's safe to say I don't care about the the problems and only care about the taste (and how much I can fit in may bellay!).

My biggest problem is that I'm only 4'2" tall.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Seriously? That EC stack I just mentioned is great for dieting. Might want to check with a cardiologist first, to see if your heart can take it. The slightly good news is that the weight drops off quicker the farther you are from an ideal weight

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

It's good that quality water can still be found. It's the only decent replacement for the drinks out there, besides the natural energy drinks.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

What natural energy drinks do you recommend?

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I'm pretty sure plain old milk performs better than most energy drinks.

[–]RatherSmallPotato 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Full fat low sugar chocolate milk is the single best recovery drink I've ever had. Granted, not everyone's stomach can handle milk.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Ugh. I don't like the moo juice. Cheese and stuff, sure, but milk is ick.

A decade ago I used to like trying all the new energy drinks. I've since found that flavoured water and caffeine pills are more precise and cheaper.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've since found that flavoured water and caffeine pills are more precise and cheaper

EC stack is my fav, ephedrine and caffeine. Ephedrine is almost identical to meth except it has an extra carbon group (or some bullshit) that keeps it from being fun/super addictive.

[–]Airbus320 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Coconut water?

[–]HibikiBlackCaudillo[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Tamarind juice is good for regulating sugar. Coconuts are good too, but they are also very "charged" with different nutrients.

[–]JasonCarswellPlatinum Foil Fedora 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Saved.

[–]JayAr 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Water

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Coca-Cola still tastes good. sometimes.

[–]carn0ld03 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Oh no...

[–]TheEvilNick 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why do people think this is a mistakes of the past only kind of thing? Do we really not think when fossil fuels are done and solar or other renewables are in place the next big thing like hydrogen isnt going to bring studies out about how big solar wasn't hiding or manipulating studies.

C'mon people

Anyone who's decently healthy and keeps track of different studies on eating, sugar and carbs can see this shit changes weekly

[–]Seahorse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah this has been known for a long time.

Didn't somebody write a book about how dodge diet coke is?