The UN is blaming Coca-Cola for the world obesity epidemic – and they’re right
The public health arm of the United Nations is recommending that countries consider taxing junk foods—especially sugary drinks—in an effort to curb the growth of childhood obesity worldwide.
That’s bad news for the soda industry, which has fought vigorously against such levies.
It’s not like Coca Cola and their ilk have been doing well lately.
To make matters worse, Coke were recently caught out using underhand tricks to influence the sugar debate.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine recently announced it was returning a $1 million gift from Coca-Cola after it was revealed that the money had been used to establish an advocacy group that played down the link between soft drinks and obesity.
And who can forget the public humiliation of the European head of Coke on UK TV?
