Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Vitaminwater - Healthy or Unhealthy?

The name itself leads you to believe it's a healthy drink. Some people might even think of it as a way to get their daily dose of vitamins.

But is it?

The marketing makes you think it's healthy for you. But the Coca-Cola company that produces Vitaminwater has been sued for making "deceptive and unsubstantiated" claims for it.

In fact...

"In response to a recent lawsuit against Coca-Cola filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Coke's attorneys replied in court briefings that, '...no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking vitaminwater was a healthy beverage.' "

Read the article here.

1 comment:

Sheila said...

Thank you for this! I'm continually shocked at the products on the market and how they mislead consumers. Bravo!

Sheila
http://reformingu.blogspot.com