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Coca-Cola controversy kills anti-obesity group

2015-12-10 02:13:16| Beverages - Topix.net

"The scientific nonsense being peddled by the Coca-Cola-funded Global Energy Balance Network is outrageous," said Michael Jacobson, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. A specialist group formed to combat obesity has been binned after it was forced to return a huge chunk of funding to Coca-Cola amid allegations of industry-biased science.

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Chief Coca-Cola Scientist Steps Down Amid Controversy Over Obesity Research

2015-11-28 04:41:44| Beverages - Topix.net

Coca-Cola's chief scientist and health officer, Rhona Applebaum, has left the company after helping set up a nonprofit research group tasked with downplaying the role of sugary drinks in the obesity epidemic. In August, The New York Times reported that the company had financial ties to the research group - the Global Energy Balance Network, which is made up of university researchers, according to Ars Technica.

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McDonald's in heritage site controversy

2015-11-18 06:13:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The opening of a McDonald's outlet in the home of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou, China has sparked a controversy.

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Indianapolis recycling controversy profiled, legal appeal by Graphic...

2015-11-10 05:57:37| Paper - Topix.net

For Weinmann and every other taxpayer in Marion County, it extracts millions of dollars in revenue that could be spent on bridges or cops. And for City-County Council Vice President John Barth , it's a "method of continuing to burn trash under the guise of recycling" that may command a price tag that outweighs the savings the city claims it will create.

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