{"product_id":"sweet-and-deadly-isbn-9780262053983","title":"Sweet and Deadly","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow Coca-Cola makes Americans sick—and makes sure we don’t know it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf we knew that Coca-Cola was among the deadliest products in our diet, would we continue drinking it in such great quantities? The Coca-Cola Company has gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure we don’t find out, as this damning exposé makes patently clear. Marshaling the findings of extensive research and deep investigative reporting, Murray Carpenter describes in \u003ci\u003eSweet and Deadly\u003c\/i\u003e the damage Coke does to America’s health—and the remarkable campaign of disinformation conducted by the company to keep consumers in the dark.Prologue: Sending the Memo 1\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Carb-O-Nation 9\u003cbr\u003ePart II: A Balancing Act, 2010-2015 55\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Astroturf and Taxes 141\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: Coke in Court 177\u003cbr\u003ePart V: The Noose Tightens 221\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE: Coke Slips the Noose 259\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 267\u003cbr\u003eNotes 269\u003cbr\u003eIndex 293“A remarkable exposé.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Carpenter shows how Coca-Cola and the soda industry infiltrated universities, funded flawed studies, and found scientists-for-hire to mislead the public. A clear guide to the science of obesity and the role of sugar-sweetened drinks as the leading driver of the epidemic, the book shows how to stop Big Soda so our children have a healthier start.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Tom Frieden, President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives; former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Formula for Better Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this important and highly readable book, Murray Carpenter documents the role of one of America’s most profitable corporations in distorting public understanding of nutrition and health. Contrary to what we have been told in so many ad campaigns, things don’t go better with Coke.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Naomi Oreskes, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMurray Carpenter is the author of \u003ci\u003eCaffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked as a print and radio journalist in Maine for 25 years, and has reported for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233598714085,"sku":"NP9780262053983","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262053983.jpg?v=1767737654","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sweet-and-deadly-isbn-9780262053983","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}