#americanbeverage — Public Fediverse posts
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"#AmericanBeverage, a trade and lobbying group representing #CocaCola, #PepsiCo and other companies…paid an undisclosed amount to 10 registered dietitians, as well as a physician and a fitness influencer, to use their social media accounts to help blunt the #WHO’s claims that #aspartame, a mainstay of Diet Coke and other sodas, is ineffective for weight loss and 'possibly carcinogenic.'"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/13/dietitian-instagram-tiktok-paid-food-industry/
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Registered #dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote candy, diet soda, #sugar and #aspartame on #Instagram and #TikTok ahead of #Halloween & to counter a recent report from the #WorldHealthOrganization indicating potential #cancer risks.
What these #influencer dietitians didn’t make clear was that they were paid to post the videos by #AmericanBeverage, a trade and lobbying group representing #CocaCola, #PepsiCo and other companies.
#Diabetes kills. 💀