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EventsExposed: the scientists and organizations taking sugar money
in Big Soda 
NYT: Coke Discloses Millions in Grants for Health Research and Community Programs
The list of organizations being payed off by Coke is scary long and includes major players like:
- The American College of Cardiology
- The American Academy of Family Physicians
- The American Academy of Pediatrics
- The American Cancer Society
- The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The obesity expert Dr. Yoni Freedhoff has this to say:
“These organizations are forming partnerships with a company whose products are absolutely thought to be a major player in obesity and the spread of chronic, noncommunicable diseases,” he said. “Why in this day and age would a public health organization create even the possibility for there to be influence that might affect their ability to champion and promote public health?”
Taking sugar money obviously influences people to stick to the Coca-Cola talking points on calories, energy balance, and personal responsibility. Talking points specifically designed to spread doubt and protect soda sales. And to not mention the damage being made to the health of millions of people by an insane sugar consumption.
It really is just as bad as taking tobacco money. Maybe in these days of skyrocketing obesity and diabetes rates it’s actually worse than taking tobacco money. And when some of the largest US organizations of doctors and dietitians are on Coke’s payroll it’s an absolute disgrace.
He is part of the problem. "As far as success with weight management goes, adherence is king and consequently I'm for any diet that a person enjoys enough to sustain."
He is giving a wrong advice. One that blames the obese for not being able to lose weight.
Andreas, you say Coca-Cola points on calories, energy balance and personal responsibility. That is exactly what Freedhoff does.
Coca-cola is bad.
Freedhoff is just as bad as Coca-Cola.
But "at least" is not enough. His advice harms the obese's health, just as Coca-Cola does.
His opinion about low-carb diets: they may be good if you "Feel fuller, eat less". https://twitter.com/Miguel__Prol/status/634363041539338240
He doesn't have a clue about nutrition: "if you consistently eat more calories than you burn, you’ll tend to gain weight".
I really can't understand how an honest obesity expert can be so oblivious.
Please stop equivocating.
on his website because so many people were calling
him out on these things. And that is probably why
Kevin Hall posted his rebuttal to all his critics on
Yoni's site.
As a parting thought, imagine that the study results had been different. What if instead we found no changes in body fat with the RF diet? Would there still have been passionate objections from the low-carb community, or would this study have been touted as a major victory for the carbohydrate insulin theory?
Well, maybe after we have achieved universal peace.... I'll better won't wait for it ;).
can you show me just one scientific article in which caloric restriction has proved being useful for a significant weight loss (let's say 50 punds) in the long term (let's say 4 years)?
You can't. So, hypocaloric diets and counting calories are a tool, for what job?
People who talk about calories, like Yoni Freedhodd or Marion Nestle, are the problem, not the solution. They promote the ideas that make people obese and that make them have bad health markers.
Marion Nestle: "if you want to prevent obesity, [a combination of] eating less and moving more works every time".
Nestle and Freedhoff are just as bad as Coca-Cola.
You are the one talking about wars and victories, not me. Please find another person to talk about that topics. I am not interested. My opinions are about nutrition and people that harm our health.
From minute 23rd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO3cIrNEuIc&feature=youtu.be...
I wonder what is the outcome of the study....