COCA-COLA has been charged with "misleading and deceptive advertising practices around the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages" in a US lawsuit, reports the BMJ.
The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and other groups, claims the defendants, who include the American Beverage Association, have "represented falsely that sugar-sweetened beverages are not scientifically linked to obesity, diabetes & cardiovascular disease, and have waged an aggressive campaign of disinformation".
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