Junk food companies buy off health professionals to boost sales of diabetes-causing soda

‘In an era where more Americans are discovering that sugary soda and other junk foods are some of the leading contributors to a range of health problems, desperate beverage conglomerates are co-opting health professionals as a means of boosting sales.

As reported by The Associated Press, Coca-Cola officials are now partnering with nutrition and fitness experts who are in turn suggesting that Coke products can be treats, even as the nation has finally gotten a handle on its epidemic of junk-food-related obesity, diabetes, cancer and cardiac problems.’

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