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02 MAR 06

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It's all bottled up

Throughout the United States of America, the States are pushing for mandatory laws forbidding soft drinks in school tuck shops.

The States have a preponderance of well-meaning dental people and parents supporting that action.

They believe drinks like Coca-Cola can cause dental decay, not withstanding the dentists' claim for stopping dental decay with fluoridation.

Now comes the bottle plant!

The great surprise surfaced 3rd March, 2003 with an official special announcement that Coca-Cola had presented the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), recognised as the leader in children's dental health, with a huge grant.

The Coca-Cola Foundation has pledged a donation of $1.63 million to the AAPD.

The AAPD -

"supports public education and research activities, such as its Good Health Stares Here campaign, which raises awareness about children's dental hygiene, diet and nutrition, dental visits AND Fluoride." (Source American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry)

The deal has been decried by health experts because of the evidence connecting excessive consumption of soft drinks to children's cavities.

Some health experts in the U.S. have opposed this Coca-Cola action as it could give an impression that AAPD endorses the use of Coca-Cola for young children.

Well, that's how we saw the bottled up commercial strike!

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