Coca-Cola spent $118 million to shape nutrition science, emphasizing energy balance over sugar and exercise. The Global Energy Balance Network was exposed as a front for industry influence, leading to the disbandment of the network and the departure of a top Coca-Cola science executive. This highlights the distortion of obesity science by corporate money and the need for critical evaluation of nutrition headlines.

Takeaways

• Corporate funding can distort nutrition science
• Critical evaluation of nutrition headlines is essential

Chapters

• 00:00 The Influence of Corporate Funding on Nutrition Science
• 06:05 Distortion of Obesity Science by Corporate Money