Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away from Bad Diets

Re:Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Aw... by cowardlydragon on Monday August 10, 2015 @10:12AM (#10034693)

The industry really should adapt. I've been drinking this "Pure Leaf" Peach sweetened tea that has almost half the calories of the Lemon tea, and I don't think has artificial sweeters. It tastes really good, I don't even notice it doesn't have the same amount of calories.

Right around when I got this, "Gold Peak" appeared in the supermarkets and that is so sweet it is sickening.

Companies are pure capitalistic enterprises that respond to market demand right? Right?

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Re:Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Aw... by athenot on Monday August 10, 2015 @11:15AM (#10035126)

But there's a physiological "high" of getting the sugar fix in soda, which makes the brain desire it. It's nowhere near the strength of addiction produced by hard drugs. But it is still significant and I would guess it does impact sales.

Just like apps are designed to be "engaging", ie. trigger the brain patterns where it will desire to return to the app, sodas are very much the same.

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Re:Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Aw... by pixl97 on Monday August 10, 2015 @10:29AM (#10034808)

Companies are pure capitalistic enterprises that respond to market demand right? Right

You can imagine if meth or other addictive drugs were legal thst they would be in our drinks (which is the exact history of Coke). Modern food engineering is about maximizing consumption, even at the detriment of those consuming.

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