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Coca-Cola announces global commitments to help fight obesity

2013-05-14 18:02:33| Beverages - Topix.net

The Coca-Cola Company today announces four global business commitments to further contribute to healthier, happier, and more active communities, the company's press release says on Tuesday.

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Obesity Surgery in India Spurs J&J Stomach-Staple Sales

2013-05-10 11:46:39| Food - Topix.net

As economic growth averaging more than 7 percent a year helped shrink the number of chronically hungry, the population of overweight and obese Indians has climbed.

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Coca-Cola to help fight obesity in Georgia

2013-05-08 21:15:36| Beverages - Topix.net

The Coca-Cola Co. Wednesday morning pledged $3.8 million in grants to help fight the obesity epidemic in Georgia.

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Latino Kids Being Targeted In Soda Wars For Obesity Studies

2013-03-30 18:33:21| Beverages - Topix.net

Are Latino kids being unfairly targeted as study subjects for obesity in youth and the relationship to drinking a lot of sodas? There is now a growing controversy over the cottage industry of grant money going to study soda-drinking Hispanic kids, with the center of the storm a $30,000 payout from National Institute of Health to a researcher at the ... (more)

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