Coca-Cola has poured millions of pounds into British scientific research and healthy-eating initiatives to counter claims that its drinks help to cause obesity, an investigation by The
Times can reveal. The drinks giant, a major sponsor of the Olympics, the Fifa World Cup and the Rugby World Cup, has financial links to more than a dozen British scientists, including
government health advisers and others who cast doubt on the commonly accepted link between sugary drinks and the obesity crisis.
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