Coca-Cola Caught Paying ‘Health Leaders’ to Say Soda is ‘Healthy Snack’
Would you like a healthy dose of high-fructose corn syrup with that organic salad? If you’re listening to one of the ‘health experts’ on the payroll of Coca-Cola, this suggestion could in fact be a reality. According to a new report, many health writers, bloggers, and spokespeople are being compensated in order to push toxic soda onto the public as a health drink.
The news comes as somewhat of a shock, only due to the severity of these claims. We’ve known for quite some time that many bloggers are, oftentimes quite obviously, paid off by mega food corporations to spit out propaganda into Google and other search engines in order to divert attention away from more negative stories. In fact, some companies are paying millions to ‘clean up’ their food image on the web.
After all, it’s disconcerting to see results regarding the harmful effects of high-fructose corn syrup (which has recently been renamed) when searching about information on Coca-Cola’s many effects on the body.
Released by the Associated Press, a new report has been made public regarding the deep relationship between beverage giant Coca-Cola and the numerous ‘health experts’ who recently suggested that drinking Coke could be part of a ‘healthy diet.’ Best of all, this was in celebration of American Heart Month in February. From the report:
“In February, several of the experts wrote online posts for American Heart Month, with each including a mini-can of Coke or soda as a snack idea. The pieces — which appeared on nutrition blogs and other sites including those of major newspapers — offer a window into the many ways food companies work behind the scenes to cast their products in a positive light, often with the help of third parties who are seen as trusted authorities.”
Pushes for the consumption of Coke in numerous ways from these ‘experts’ ranged from switching to ‘healthy mini cans of Coke’ to enjoying the full sized ‘refreshing beverage.’ Better yet, the AP story found that numerous other food corps like PepsiCo had even been paying other ‘health leaders’ and dietitians to recommend eating Frito-Lay and Tostito chips.
Certainly very healthful.
As always, it’s essential to remember the true nature of what makes your food ‘healthy.’ It’s not all about calories and macros, it’s about ingredients. When you’re consuming mercury-laden high-fructose corn syrup with your 30 grams of sugar in the average soda product, you’re damaging your body.
WOW
Yuck, because I’m not sure how to spell “ech.” This stuff is way too sweet for my liking, and I stopped drinking any types of soda other than natural or organic a long time ago and seldom drink those. Now, it is mostly water. Besides, sugar has now been found to be the culprit in cardio-vascular diseases instead of fats. If you must drink Coke, then, drink its Mexican cousin. In Mexico, it is against the law to use the artificial ingredients the US allows, and, so, real sugar is still better than high fructose corn syrup. (Also, beware of the new names they are coming up with to hide the old poisons.) This type of Coke is becoming so popular it is sometimes hard to find. Ralph’s sells it. Von’s sells it. Bristol farms sells it, and many mini-marts and take out restaurants also sell it. It is sold by the bottle, glass bottle, and is labeled, “Hecho en Mexico.” There is also other writing in Spanish on it. We call it Mexi-Coke. It even tastes better. But, again, I would caution everyone to drink any sugary drinks in moderation. Oh, and, here’s tip, when your body tells you it is craving sugar, what it actually is saying is that it is thirsty, for water. So, the next time you get a craving for sweets, have some water, some really good spring water, and notice how that sugar craving disappears.
You just can’t beat ice cold well water. I don’t know where that slogan came from “the pause that refreshes”. I never found sodas refreshing. Just made me want a drink of water.
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