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Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over Coca-Cola's deceptive Vitaminwater claims

16 points by buzzblog 16y ago

code_duck 16y ago
I miss what Glaceau made before they were bought by CC - they had a series, Fruit Water, that was much less sugary and just had a hint of flavor - it was subtle. So, yeah - thanks for trying to kill us with sugar. As usual, the legal claims are a bit contrived and ridiculous however.
- sorbus 16y ago
  It's not like they said that it would cure cancer, yes. But false advertising has to be dealt with on a really small and technical scale to prevent us from getting to that point. Still nowhere as bad as the article a few days ago with someone being convicted of lying to an officer of the federal government for selling orchids to an undercover officer, in terms of contrived and ridiculous claims, though.
  - shantanubala 16y ago
    In large part, we need to educate people on food choices in America. Labeling is a start, but it's mostly a cultural change that we're not quite sure how to tackle on a large scale. One problem is processed food. If you make food with fresh produce you will almost always be eating healthier and more nutritious food than if you eat processed foods. It's also much cheaper than eating out - just a time investment. Sadly, we're too busy to even enjoy good food and take the time to make good food. It's really sad that our culture misses one of the greatest aspects (IMHO) of life. So what I'm saying is that properly labeling Vitamin Water is not necessarily the answer. Properly labeling potato chips, French fries, etc. only goes so far (it's common knowledge what's "junk food" and what isn't). The answer is figuring out a way to get people to value the food they eat, and ensuring that the demand for vitamins in flavored water or junk food don't exist - we should be getting our vitamins from fruits and vegetables to begin with, and only supplementing if necessary (otherwise, we miss out on the fibers in fruits and a whole host of other good stuff). EDIT: So the main problem is that we try to oversimplify nutrition. We say "fat = bad, vitamins = good" when we should emphasize balance.
    - code_duck 16y ago
      People really miss the details and basics of nutrition, too. I'm very tired of the diet hypes and focus on trendy topics to the exclusion of paying attention to common sense diet guidelines.
Tycho 16y ago
Incidentally, that website has an exceptionally good layout, in my opinion.

16 points by buzzblog 16y ago

I miss what Glaceau made before they were bought by CC - they had a series, Fruit Water, that was much less sugary and just had a hint of flavor - it was subtle. So, yeah - thanks for trying to kill us with sugar. As usual, the legal claims are a bit contrived and ridiculous however.

sorbus 16y ago
It's not like they said that it would cure cancer, yes. But false advertising has to be dealt with on a really small and technical scale to prevent us from getting to that point. Still nowhere as bad as the article a few days ago with someone being convicted of lying to an officer of the federal government for selling orchids to an undercover officer, in terms of contrived and ridiculous claims, though.
- shantanubala 16y ago
  In large part, we need to educate people on food choices in America. Labeling is a start, but it's mostly a cultural change that we're not quite sure how to tackle on a large scale. One problem is processed food. If you make food with fresh produce you will almost always be eating healthier and more nutritious food than if you eat processed foods. It's also much cheaper than eating out - just a time investment. Sadly, we're too busy to even enjoy good food and take the time to make good food. It's really sad that our culture misses one of the greatest aspects (IMHO) of life. So what I'm saying is that properly labeling Vitamin Water is not necessarily the answer. Properly labeling potato chips, French fries, etc. only goes so far (it's common knowledge what's "junk food" and what isn't). The answer is figuring out a way to get people to value the food they eat, and ensuring that the demand for vitamins in flavored water or junk food don't exist - we should be getting our vitamins from fruits and vegetables to begin with, and only supplementing if necessary (otherwise, we miss out on the fibers in fruits and a whole host of other good stuff). EDIT: So the main problem is that we try to oversimplify nutrition. We say "fat = bad, vitamins = good" when we should emphasize balance.
  - code_duck 16y ago
    People really miss the details and basics of nutrition, too. I'm very tired of the diet hypes and focus on trendy topics to the exclusion of paying attention to common sense diet guidelines.

Tycho 16y ago

Incidentally, that website has an exceptionally good layout, in my opinion.