Diet soda makers sued over "misleading" ads

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CBS News - 10/19/2017 - Jonathan Berr - Drinking diet soda is a way to help you lose weight, right? Not according to several federal lawsuits. Separate cases against Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) -- the three largest US makers of carbonated beverages -- allege that their marketing of diet sodas deceives consumers into thinking that the beverages will help them lose or manage weight because scientific studies have shown the opposite is true. Read more @ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/diet-s ... ading-ads/