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pastor william more of an delman coats at mount annan baptist church in clinton maryland are suing coca-cola and the american beverage association. writers do this . the war had moved to the court room delman coat stand to sink the law on the coca-cola corporation. we know that the consumption of sugar in these products exceed the american heart association what are you asking for from coca-cola well what do you want this company we want coca-cola to end their deceptive marketing practices they have spent $120000000.00 in 5 years between 201-2015 falsely advertising their products. the multinational retaliated by accusing the pastors and freedom of speech violations. and after suing for legal expenses
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a threat with several $1000000.00 coca-cola now demands that the king's speech dropped. coca-cola statement. the allegations here are likewise legally and factually meritless and we will vigorously defend against them. the allegations are that coca-cola misled. out the science of sugar sweetened beverages because several of their executives were in the press and made statements like there is no link between sugar sweetened beverages and. we know that is not the case. whenever the soft drink industry is in the dark it adopts the same line of defense just gonna be hard to explain. it's
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a. complete. us. the rhetoric is so small that it seems like a broken record. just because some research shows you know have shown between the consumption of sugary beverages and visiting. with that amount the. lowest. questions we meant different researchers many of them have a fight against the consumption of sugary beverage of tobacco what do you. know. it's. true for 20 years the soft drink industry has denied any link between its products and disease to maintain the illusion it employs all sorts of methods. since
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2015 leaks has revealed that the lobby puts pressure on journalists keeps discredit on studies it dislikes finances favorable research and hob nobs with political leaders. to ensure this results contact was established within the senate we will actively campaign to register that it's. off drink tax is discriminatory regressive and will not address the challenge of obesity we have commissioned the economic institute to complete a study which will prove inefficiency of such tax it will be ready in 15 days which will give us another tool to communicate both to the media and to avoid it gains ground within the party or new york times that. people see. and it does expect. sugary drinks fast foods causing all
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these health problems i mean look at that which is just a look at. the times revealed that between 20082015 steve blair had received over 3 and a half $1000000.00 in research funding from coca-cola. appointed to serve as a scientific expert by the city and county of san francisco. must untangle the truth from falsehood when we did the analysis of these studies we found that every study that found that there was no association between sugary beverage consumption and obese in diabetes was funded in some way by the industry. whereas among all the studies that found that there was an association between the consumption of soda and sugary beverages and obese and diabetes except for one were independently funded so we now know and there's other evidence that industry has been.
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influencing very deeply the medical and scientific establishment to create controversy over the question of whether their products cause disease. the junk food industry is cornered all over the globe activists are demanding tighter legislation. to protect consumers the battle has now become political. in the 30 years since warning labels and other forms of regulation were placed on tobacco. over 1000000000 the lives have been saved thanks it's a pretty good day at the office for people who make policy. illegal cohen and one of her fellow supervisors have made san francisco the 1st u.s. city to declare war on sugary sodas.
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when people realize how much sugar they are consuming in one can of soda they stop and they think so we had testimony right here in this chamber of doctors of nurses of researchers that talk to us about the effects of sugar in our body and it was through these ongoing dialogues for years that we came up with that idea to begin to tax sugary beverages. imposing a tax is virtually revolutionary in the united states the industry reached its sad speech the line that the government was interfering with grocery shoppers feeding a family is difficult enough in today's economy now some politicians want the government telling me how i should do it they want to put new taxes i'm on a grocery side by the beverage the sugary beverage and history came out they hired lawyers they hired lobbyists they found people within the community to come out and
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say please don't tell us what to eat or what to drink this is not a nanny state we want to make decisions on our own they spent millions of dollars as a matter of fact they outspent us almost 6 to one me a break i can just side what to buy without government help the government is just getting too involved in our personal lives tell the community government needs to trim its book public. health advocates were able to mobilize citizen protests against the recalcitrant industry we're going to do. this bad doctors and politicians lining up outside of san francisco city hall framing the sugar sweetened beverage debate as the people versus big soda you no longer can sit back and let a big show to end street target and hurt our community. the tax was finally voted in but the victory was bitter. when san francisco moved to require health warnings on soda containers like the ones on cigarettes the soft
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drink lobby sued once again and won on appeal. the warning labels were shelved. the same method had been used in new york city mayor michael bloomberg suggested along limiting the size of jumbo so those sold in restaurants. bloomberg was mocked as a scolding ninny and the courts ruled and the industry's favor. in this faceoff between corporate freedom and consumer protection freedom once again seemed to be the private property of the most powerful i represent a part of san francisco that was emigrate people people who speak english as a 2nd language people who live in subsidized housing public housing tenements and
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the one thing that we all had in common was that we were dying from preventable diseases dying. and you know. it was just really hard to accept. seem like. people didn't care the industry didn't care they continue to target. their money and their resources to get people addicted. so that. they become wealthier. so. what brings me to this entire conversation. is that. i don't want to want people to die.
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and if it means changing policy. to change educating people so that they are aware of the choices that they have in bringing more choices to people then that's what i'm about that's what i'm fighting for and we can at least sit by and let them kill us. so. that's why i'm involved. in the world because the markets no longer were growing in europe in the u.s. so coke and pepsi and all the clones all the local companies that do the same thing exploded in marketing and in the low and middle income countries.
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mexico was the 1st country to be colonized by these agribusiness conquerors. was a pandemic no sir you know borders just blind to nationalities. as american people we don't look like she. needs to be. judged as coming every crisis christensen's. we can do better we should. everyone is contributing your own way but we also know that this crisis. will not go on forever the challenges create the response has been masked so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are
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is always spontaneous or is it just always here but i mean your list put video and put him in the new bill is that idea splendid of the former ukrainian president recalls the events of 2014. those who took part in it invested over $5000000000.00 to assist ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. today 73 percent of the population is obese or overweight 10 percent have diabetes which has become the primary cause of death. due to a major. consuming to sort of. the sugary
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imperialists attacked one of mexico's craters treasures its cuisine valued by unesco as part of our world heritage. schedule thing the 4 seem. to. make you. or you. may view. their brain. dead on and off the us. each mexican drinks a whopping $144.00 quarts of soda per year on the average a world record. is really junk food imperialism
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where you know it's big western countries going spreading their job throughout the world and obviously they've been welcomed with open arms it's cheap and it's convenient what's not to like. at the corner grocery store an apple costs more than a bottle of coke. and at the end. seemed to be asked by the last 8 months. they asked. me he got. she to meet us on my back is very. very. jealous but not dead look the internet spits on as parcells way and that's. it out this comes out of the. element that.
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in a country that elected a former coca-cola executive to the presidency challenging the food industry might appear to be impossible but not for a $100.00. this double check everything that's a good idea it's a good price it's easy for you shut up or you can go a bit of that obviously out. there don't really just showed up in the arctic outbreak over here for. a small consumer advocacy group at the under. organize the resistance. he found a precious ally within the health ministry itself simon. a researcher in nutrition you know gave their interest in pursuing this i don't think it is the. economy who is going to win.
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it took 11 years of fierce struggle battling censors who rejected clip after clip before the researcher and the activist finally succeeded in taxing sodas and junk food in mexico. it was the 1st soda tax in north america. i do them watchable. so they mustered out one medal and they. call. it a soul they sit in the middle of the radicals and what if it's. encouraged by the success of the tax 20 associations join the effort led by ken do you i'm back era big. amanda nutritional labeling system and they also hope to raise the tax from 10 to 20 percent. apparently these demands were unacceptable to mysterious nameless opponents.
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your disagreements argument their lives will only. joy you sick leaking this highly. to me i would feel. they left in the. idea they may he. says join. me and. simon your daughter is just had an accident it is very serious come quickly she's been taken here if see him to be a more chill day me familia and. simon you fool while you're at work i sleep with your old lady here's the photo.
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put on toss. that out to get i was his famous poor gnashing big ass was i want to. leak is here in this show what do you care when this was just a mess i don't. mean but i can by peter green may not going to. see him but a good sister will give you. can go that i wish that i did say would i mean that but i was. allowed to do. this to go to all that buddhist. mrs cohn. police are still trying to identify the suspect who sent these threatening text. it was the level of viciousness was way beyond what they'd done before they
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attacked us in the media they were attacked with 2 other scholars but they had never done something to threaten our children to threaten our families to do what they did in mexico that was a new level of attack. in the end the tax increase failed and the bottled mineral water veronica buys at the corner store costs more than a bottle of soda was sitting. there it was a bit. cooler this. evening the sort of. the week. the revolution came from a country at america's southern tip chile despite the fact that for 30 years it has been the darling of free market enthusiastic p.
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anti obesity movement is led by a senator. for years he has been fighting to dislodge his people from their rank as 3rd world wide in overweight and obesity. you know if you. don't go. and it's obvious. that you know they could if you got sureness i mean. this but oh we won't be. long with them then we'll go through this we're going to put. in the past several years. a former pediatrician has attracted the industry's iron he has been a fearless crusader in public health protection. first he prayed to billionaire president sebastian pinera official veto then he had to overcome the industry's campaign to denigrate him. finally the law passed in 2016
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it was the type of song agribusiness dreads most. bittersweet i'm. not going to be mislead him into going in there so you can. see that real estate is what he wanted them to be made of a singularly. if then it will. simply be for that matter there are a few of them but i mean. to say that it will. it could be to. get a young woman your say son you. are. going to steal. that well then don't get it why don't you know at least that the little of that in with you now you know. you need to she just. doesn't get it fixed when it
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is said and done clearly yes i think the national guard is discerning subtle see us all now i live that is look at that possibility clearly meant. you know what you say didn't go well. move within it will be set up that he. you know i think up or to see another you should know where that it will be sitting there in it no point in it whoops with the digits no within it are going to foresee that you will know where the net or video goes into when to put a side on the room they said you know through t.v. you have to. be in the precinct and you'll see you going to the beach someone would've been going to pull up but those who press will not it just will keep on us for this we use the if inciting thing to your you that sort of mean you eat some well said bill for those. who come in but if you knew what your voice will do you go from facility look at them to the group of. the industry argued that the legislation would be ineffective and would penalize the poor but
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only 2 years after it would in to effect a virtuous circle for. the set of a mammal. in the novel that i find more laps about killing then a hobby of the child about the beggarly coming impulse the will it. how is that to get me money sick i think about. the author more now. i think i love it back when it seems so if i suppose the least of them that. is not going to say you have it fixed don't. give up on them. in that same 18 month we saw 25 percent reduction and purchases of sugary beverages and shoulder. that's unprecedented and we're seeing large reductions of all the ultra processed junk foods as well as within the community that is the 1st time
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we've seen the glimmer of a country that might change the norms toward healthy eating. the chilean food revolution has inspired action in neighboring countries peru has instituted the same labels and uruguay is about to do so and dramatically mexico is joining them and its new president and congress have just passed new the just lation requiring the same kind of labeling me what my job was on the other side of the atlantic the contrast is striking europe's nutri score labeling is fairly tenet compared to the black labels in chile only a few countries have adopted it and it is not even mandatory. but is a need to steer close of play to just sail. into the hall idea. because i mean i'll go. back there will be
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a talk. to see you sort of another winning strategy for corporate interests in germany has been to play the role of allies in the fight against obesity. this commercial produced by a supermarket chain promises a commitment to promoting healthy foods to help children make their dreams come true. but is it really wise to trust the industry. and have reached an idea and tsunami a bit of salt to put it to clear dismissed bob get us especially i'm not fussy about as i'd as it was it was to not to and does the same goddamn but i step claimants who won so what should at least as. it does hurt him to go in a dusty virchow after him on his ash dock and all be and does much have to shit
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doesn't it. who aggravated when it's goes on type here but. the german government counts on the industries the bill. the to regulate itself it does not impose either taxes on sugary beverages or restrictions on advertising. yeah botanists i told you and mentioned it does not spend that and if they had all . this is come out to us.
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