Coca-Cola sued for misleading people over health risks of soft drinks

Coca-Cola Co and the American Beverage Association trade group were sued on Wednesday for allegedly misleading consumers about the health risk of consuming sugary beverages.

Praxis accused both defendants of using euphemisms such as "balance" and "calories in, calories out" to mislead consumers, and Coca- Cola, the world's largest beverage company, of trying to mislead the public into thinking the lack of exercise was the real cause of obesity.

"The notion that Coke's products can be part of a healthy-diet is imprinted in the minds of millions of people and requires corrective-action," Maia Kats, the Litigation Director Of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) which helped file the lawsuit, said.




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