Coca-Cola’s latest product rollout is stirring more than just bubbles.
After President Trump publicly praised the company’s plans to switch from high-fructose corn syrup to U.S. cane sugar this summer, Coke has begun introducing its new cane sugar–sweetened soda in select U.S. markets.
The George Washington University has experts available to discuss the use of cane sugar and if there are any health benefits. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn [dot] deckelbaum
gwu [dot] edu (katelyn[dot]deckelbaum[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Gabby Headrick is an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. As a food systems dietitian, Headrick’s research, teaching, and practice center on the social, environmental, and political determinants of food and nutrition security in the United States, with a particular focus on urban food systems.
Priya Fielding-Singh is the director of Policy and Programs at the Global Food Institute, where she leads domestic policy, programming, and engagement initiatives. A trained social scientist, her expertise is in food and nutrition equity, maternal and child health, and public policy.
Uriyoan Colon-Ramos is an associate professor and director of the Diet Disparities Lab at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Colon-Ramos studies the health disparities linked to sugar-sweetened beverages and unhealthy foods in Puerto Rico and in Latino communities in the US.
Allison Sylvetsky is an associate professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her primary research interests are in studying the consumption and health effects of sugar-sweetened beverages and low-calorie (artificial) sweeteners, with a key focus on their consumption during childhood.
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