The dark side of soda [Book review]

First paragraph: In Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick, journalist Murray Carpenter investigates how Coca-Cola used science, marketing, and political influence to obscure the health dangers of its products and pro­tect profits at the expense of public health. Focus­ing primarily on the decade 2010–2020, Carpenter documents how the company aggressively coun­tered growing scientific evidence linking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic illnesses. The result is a sobering account of how one of the world’s most recognizable brands built and defended a global image based on deception, misinformation, and corporate power. . . .