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January 15th, 2013
07:43 PM ET

Coca-Cola combats obesity claims

Brooke Baldwin talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Social Media Consultant Peter Shankman about soft drinks and obesity, accident rates and windshield repair Spring TX.
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  1. John Tyler Erie, Pa

    I think the soft drink industry is worried they may face a campaign against them like the tobacco industry did. So they're circling the wagons as a precaution.

    January 16, 2013 at 8:55 am |
  2. dag022

    It is necessary to be well informed to combat obesity, it suffient to for soda companies to clear myths to help understand.

    January 25, 2013 at 11:06 am |
  3. labrat0116

    The real culprit is High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS came on the market in the 1980s big time. There is a direct correlation between the large ingestion of HFCS with obesity and diabetes.

    Why isn't the media talking about the dangers of HFCS ?

    January 25, 2013 at 11:26 am |

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