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Exhibit 597

Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets

Exhibit 597 ยท Journalism

Coca-Cola Funds Scientists Who Shift Blame for Obesity Away From Bad Diets

two universities that employ leaders of the Global Energy Balance Network disclosed that Coke had donated $1.5 million last year to start the organization

Reports that Coca-Cola provided financial and logistical support to the Global Energy Balance Network; that two universities disclosed, under open-records laws, a Coke donation of $1.5 million to start it; that Coke had given close to $4 million since 2008 to two of its founders; that gebn.org was registered to Coca-Cola headquarters; and Hill's statement that 'They're not running the show. We're running the show.' Includes Coca-Cola's statement on researcher independence.

Source
The New York Times (Anahad O'Connor)
Date
9 August 2015
Quoted from
Paragraph beginning 'Coke has made a substantial investment in the new nonprofit' (read in the Dallas Morning News syndicated copy)
Grade
Reported
Document
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/09/coca-cola-funds-scientists-who-shift-blame-for-obesity-away-from-bad-diets/
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding AGR-2.10
Reported The New York Times reported in August 2015 that two universities disclosed a $1.5 million Coca-Cola donation to start the Global Energy Balance Network; the University of Colorado School of Medicine returned its $1 million gift in November 2015, and the network announced on 30 November 2015 that it was discontinuing operations.