Vinnie Tortorich

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Coca-Cola and the Obesity Epidemic

by Vinnie Tortorich

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Oct192015
Angriest Trainer 488

Vinnie Tortorich and cohost Anna Vocino discuss America’s fattest states, the obesity epidemic and Coca Cola’s involvement, and Jaden Merrick’s new record on this Monday edition of the Angriest Trainer podcast!

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FATTEST STATES

  1. Arkansas
  2. West Virginia
  3.  Mississippi
  4. Louisiana
  5. Alabama
  6. Top three have obesity over 35%

BRENT MERRICK & JADEN MERRICK

  • The Merrick’s are from ARKANSAS
  • Jaden (7) is now Vinnie’s hero
  • Jaden ran his first half marathon — is a record setter
    • 1 hour, 1:43:33

FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL

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    • #7 in Personal Memoirs
    • #12 in Weightloss
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OBESITY EPIDEMIC

  • Coca Cola has been funding researchers who divert the conversation of obesity away from too many calories toward people not exercising enough
    • NOT right, NOT widely shared
  • Coca Cola trying to be more transparent but bribing incorrectly
  • Coca Cola also gave money to American Cancer society
    • American Cancer society has prior talked about how sugar is bad — this is messed up
    • Diabetes foundation has also received (wrong) funding from Coca-Cola
  • We know sugar makes cancer grow and hurts diabetes, but these foundations advertise wrongly because they are receiving money from corporations like Coca-Cola

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