Coca Cola and Obesity Research

There have been numerous studies showing how unhealthy the refined and excess sugars found in soft drinks are.

This has affected Coke's sales, down about 20% in the US. So I have to wonder when they start to sponsor obesity research whose goal seems to be to show that lack exercise and NOT sugar is the cause of the epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

It's sort of like the coal industry saying that carbon emissions are not responsible for global warming. But doing it by sponsoring an "independent" research agency.

The New York Times has a good article on this:

New York Times Article