Mexico's Soda Lobby Rejects Blame for Obesity James Wilmore - just-drinks.com
go to original August 9, 2013

Diabetes is now the top killer in Mexico and many health experts blame the nation's soft drink habit. Calls to tax and regulate sweetened beverages are being met by a soda industry that says there's no link between its beverages and obesity. (ReutersTV)

Mexico's soft drinks producers have disputed that the country's high obesity rate is due to soda consumption, and branded a campaign against the category as “misinformation”, according to reports.

A United Nations report, released last month, showed that Mexico's obesity rate is higher than that of the US, Reuters has reported. An “anti-soda” campaign has been launched in Mexico City's subways by health lobby groups.

But, soft drinks trade body La Asociación Nacional de Productores de Refrescos y Aguas Carbonatadas (ANPRAC) is pointing the finger at low levels of exercise and consumption of fried foods in Mexico, the news agency said.

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