Tag: Sugary Drinks

  • Nation & World

    Exploring Coke’s role in obesity strategy in China, elsewhere

    Harvard researcher says Coke worked through a D.C. nonprofit to shape obesity science and policy solutions in China.

    9 minutes
    Susan Greenhalgh.
  • Nation & World

    Kids are what they eat

    Sugary cereals, oversized soft drinks, and quarter-pound cheeseburgers are among the unhealthy food choices kids face daily. Junk food, most of it highly processed, and sugar-sweetened beverages are major contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tax on sugary drinks?

    The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for decades, yet long-term prevention efforts have barely begun and are inadequate, according to a new paper from international public health experts published in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal The Lancet.

    3 minutes