News and Features Archives
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April 21, 2008 - Grocery Manufacturers Association Releases Science Policy Paper on Bisphenhol A The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today released Bisphenol A: A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media, the first in a series of science policy papers designed to provide current and scientifically accurate information and resources for journalists, health professionals and policymakers. |
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March 1, 2008 - American Dietetic Association Welcomes The Coca-Cola Company as an ADA Partner “Our partnership with the American Dietetic Association is central to our efforts to continually provide innovative options and information that address consumers’ ever-changing tastes and that meet their hydration needs,” said Rhona Applebaum, Vice President and Chief Scientific and Regulatory Officer at The Coca-Cola Company. “Like ADA, Coca-Cola understands that a healthy lifestyle involves balancing many different elements – staying physically active, consuming a balanced diet, getting enough rest – and even keeping a positive attitude. We are proud to partner with ADA to help provide Americans with information that allows them to make informed decisions about their personal well-being." |
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January 2, 2008 - Study Shows Vitamin D2 Is as Effective as Vitamin D3 in Maintaining Circulating Concentrations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that vitamin D2 is equally as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status. The study appears online in the December 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. |
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November 2007 - Leading Experts Sign Scientific Consensus Statement on the Importance of Hydration in Health Governments, organizations and institutions responsible for establishing and implementing dietary guidelines should include scientifically based recommendations about the importance of hydration and total water intake to promote health and well-being. That’s the conclusion of leading hydration- experts whose signatures appear at the end of the first published Scientific Consensus Statement on Hydration and Health (SCS). |
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October 14, 2007 - The Coca-Cola Company Steps Up Innovation With New Research Center For Chinese Medicine The Coca-Cola Company today announced the official opening of The Coca-Cola Research Center for Chinese Medicine at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. |
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September 2007 - Expert Panel Affirms Aspartame Safety A thorough review of the existing of science related to the safety of aspartame by eight of the world’s leading toxicologists has concluded that aspartame is safe even at the highest level of current consumption and that suggestions of adverse effects, including those raised by recent rat studies in Italy, have 'no credible scientific basis.' |
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April 1, 2007 – Dr. Maurice Arnaud named Beverage Institute Vice President and Executive Director Dr. Maurice Arnaud has been named vice president and executive director of The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness of The Coca-Cola Company. |
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April 9, 2007 - Beverage Institute President Don Short to Retire Don Short, President of The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness and Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company has announced his plans to retire at the end of 2007. |
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Vitamin D FDA Revised Health Claim As a result of a petition from The Coca-Cola Company’s Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness (BIHW), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to amend the regulation governing the FDA-approved calcium and osteoporosis risk reduction health claim to add a claim for both calcium and vitamin D together, and to reflect the importance of both calcium and vitamin D in promoting long-term bone health. |
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Juice with Added Plant Sterols May Have Anti-Inflammatory Benefit Clinical study finds plant sterols added to orange juice or a reduced-calorie orange juice beverage reduces both LDL cholesterol and CRP -- a marker of inflammation linked to heart disease -- in healthy adults. |
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KO Partners with China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Beijing - The Coca-Cola Company signed a 15-year collaborative agreement with the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CATCM) during the Academy's 50th Anniversary Celebration in Beijing on Nov. 18. |
