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Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent insists his company is not responsible for the rise in US obesity despite New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent moves to limit the consumption of sugary drinks.
"This is an important, complicated societal issue that we all have to work together to provide a solution," Kent told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published late on Monday.
"That's why we are working with government, business and civil society to have active lifestyle programs in every country we operate by 2015," he said.
His remarks came just weeks after the health-conscious Bloomberg proposed a ban on supersized soft drinks that would restrict the sale to 16-ounce servings, more than an average can but far less than the bucket-sized beverages offered at cinemas, service stations and sporting events.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...12/Coca-Cola-not-to-blame-for-US-obesity.html
"This is an important, complicated societal issue that we all have to work together to provide a solution," Kent told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published late on Monday.
"That's why we are working with government, business and civil society to have active lifestyle programs in every country we operate by 2015," he said.
His remarks came just weeks after the health-conscious Bloomberg proposed a ban on supersized soft drinks that would restrict the sale to 16-ounce servings, more than an average can but far less than the bucket-sized beverages offered at cinemas, service stations and sporting events.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodandd...12/Coca-Cola-not-to-blame-for-US-obesity.html