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The
Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo, from 2011 to 2015, sponsored 96 national health
organizations battling public health problems, but at the same time lobbied
against 29 public health bills intended to improve nutrition ©Eric Piermont
(AFP)
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi, the
two major US soda giants, have given millions of dollars to health
organizations while quietly fighting anti-obesity measures such as taxes on
soft drinks, a new study shows.
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PepsiCo
and Coca-Cola gave more than US$5 million in 2009 to Save the Children, a year
later the nonprofit withdrew its support of a tax for soft drinks ©Justin
Sullivan (Getty/AFP)
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