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If the Battle of the Bulge had a patron saint, it would be Oprah Winfrey. Famous, wealthy, and unprecedentedly influential, Oprah touched the hearts of millions as the play-by-play description of her ups and downs filled more magazine pages than possibly any other topic. Parts of her story can be found in “Oprah Winfrey’s Very Public Food Addiction Struggle.”Yes, addiction is the word. Leaving no room for doubt, Oprah openly and courageously declared to the world’s press, “My drug of choice is food. I use food for the same reasons an addict uses drugs: to comfort, to soothe, to ease stress.” One episode of her television show featured some teenagers who had gone through weight-loss surgery, including a young woman

Coca-Cola just might be the single corporation most mentioned by Childhood Obesity News, which can hardly keep up with the never-ending flow of bad behavior manifested by the world’s most hated beverage manufacturer. Coca-Cola’s flagship product, of course, has the same name as a much-feared addictive drug (which, in the old days, used to be one of its ingredients). Coke is to be thanked for providing endless copy for news organizations, magazines, and health-oriented websites everywhere. Travel back in time to the fall of 2011, when we first included the company’s name in the title of a post: “Coca-Cola as a Childhood Obesity Villain.” The very next day, along came “Medical Professional Societies and Conflict-Cola,” the