Beth Mayer-Davis: Have a coke and some guile

In regards to the March 17 news story “Some health experts say Coke is a good snack”: A can of Coca-Cola makes a nutritious snack in much the same way granite makes an excellent life vest. That is, not at all.

I speak for myself and many of my colleagues, although not for UNC, where I work as a professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition.

This story was originally published March 18, 2015 at 1:46 PM with the headline "Beth Mayer-Davis: Have a coke and some guile."