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Coca-Cola Chimes in on Obesity Debate

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The world's leading beverage maker at addressing now growing number of claims that drinking soda makes you fat.

In and -- and Coke cola highlights efforts to cut calories from its products.

That was -- but they -- that he's there on everything full disclosure is set to begin airing on Fox News Channel among other places tonight this advertisement.

It points out so that isn't the only problem.

And not the only product to blame for people's weight problems.

We'll continue to work with scientists and nutritionists on innovative things like zero -- all natural sweeteners.

Beating obesity we'll take action like all of us based on one simple common sense.

All calorie -- and no matter where they come.

Including Coca-Cola and everything else -- calories and if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off -- gain -- Hillary go in a statement -- co executive says we are committed to bring people together to help fight obesity.

This is about the health and happiness of everyone who -- our products and what's great tasting -- is choice and information.

Recent studies that -- sugary drinks to obesity.

As well as depression.

New York City recently -- and the sale of sugary drinks.

In any -- larger than sixteen ounces and other cities are considering similar measures -- let's take to the doctor doctor -- -- -- David is with us.

-- -- David is from university hospitals case medical center.

In Cleveland -- good afternoon Rick see you again.

Good to see you I love the last line on that Ed if you take in more calories than you burn off you will gain weight did.

-- while that's how works yet I wonder what you think of of this sugary drink.

Attack that's going on here I guess part of thwarted in -- -- you know -- a pediatrician so I see what happens to children's teeth as well as their obesity.

So the sugary drinks -- only.

Give them extra calories and also -- -- -- I just wonder what you think of this.

This is -- beginning to get more organized again its -- sugary drinks and and a lot more reminders to parents of what can happen as what do what do you think of the movement.

Well I tell my parents look you can't -- to drink water.

That's what they need -- water and tap water not bottled water there's nothing special about bottled water.

If you read the bottle ill tell you it was either it came from some municipal water supplies somewhere.

And if it's from a spring while spring water I'm always wonder what Bambi is doing up stream on the spring but spring water doesn't have flora.

So for children you really want them to drink plain old tap water.

It did -- keep their -- under control your body needs water if -- cut your eyes open.

In the center of it is water there's no Coca-Cola.

Cola.

There that sadly there -- actually might be in mind.

Doctor there there a couple of their a couple of Diet Coke today and -- has become such haven't you look you look at little kids.

-- -- realize what it does to their sugar levels just beginning with that it's it's it's not good.

Well wasn't -- the diet cokes are going up your -- -- is going to be the ones that have the sugar in them but.

Diet -- every day right.

I don't know -- to hold their -- -- they've they've seemed to work very well here in studio B they have -- caffeine -- -- it's it's a nice all around good drug for work.

Well water isn't cold is cold and wet -- -- -- coffee we'll keep you awake through so why do you need that.

I don't need it -- nobody needs it but it's I'm I'm it's habit more than anything else you know there's a machine right out there and they actually give -- -- as we give away coffee and so -- I guess you want everybody can't upgraded over the -- you know -- It may seem to me I mean I go if you going to like fast food place.

Somebody comes in and they buy the biggest burger on the menu in the extra large -- and then they asked for a Diet -- I don't why bother.

I mean what are -- we've been doing.

Got out you know -- Sugary drinks taste weird to -- now that have been -- this -- -- all my life you know this is the equal was just I don't know I like it.

How about plain old water that's a great and I do the talking -- to just.

Some -- water get yourself a sports bottle you know the one that has look at what some ice cubes and it put some water and it.

I walk around with an injury fat.

That's a good idea thanks thanks -- you know the other this was not a planned thing and I'm sure won't last.

So I drink water the other day making got a flu shot I think she did I think she's -- making city a better example -- -- here's the water and coffee cup.

I hope she got -- flu shut two to four weeks ago I know which she didn't but you can only if it's not too late I mean -- this go get it right.

Today is better than never -- -- is always great to see you thank you bet.

Best of the rainbow babies.

I will and we don't let them drink that our our Pepsi or anything else good for you that it donated thanks -- water -- you.