National Health Organizations Sponsored by Major Soda Companies
Hammer's war on sugar started in 1987 when we were founded in an effort to provide nutritional supplements and fuels for endurance athletes that weren't soaked in sugar. We have stood by our knowledge base surrounding the dangers of simple sugars and seek to provide only the best products on the market. Why? Because we are a researched-based business that cares about health.
While public awareness is growing, our "sugar is bad for you" stance was not always popular or readily available. While we wondered why, important discoveries have come to light that explain so.
New research has proved that the most highly respected medical and public health institutions in the United States have accepted corporate sponsorships from the nation's two largest soda companies. The report was published online October 10, 2016 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Sixty-three public-health organizations, 19 medical organizations, seven health foundations, and five government organizations accepted sponsorship from Coca-Cola or Pepsi. These included the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the Obesity Society, as well as a number of cancer organizations.
At the same time, Coca-Cola lobbied against all 29 public-health bills intended to reduce soda consumption or improve nutrition. PepsiCo opposed 26 of the 29 bills (90%) according to the study's authors, Daniel G Aaron and Michael B Siegel, MD, MPH, of Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts.
"Rather than supporting public health, organizations may become unwitting partners that contribute to corporate marketing strategy," the authors note. "It is probable that corporate philanthropy is increasing consumption of soda throughout the country and causing substantial harm to Americans."
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