Professor who headed Coke-funded obesity group steps down

The Global Energy Balance Network said on its website that Atlanta-based Coke had no input into its activities, but emails subsequently obtained by The Associated Press showed the world's largest beverage company helped pick the group's leaders, edited its mission statement and suggested articles and videos for its website.

After the contents of the emails were published, the group announced it was disbanding.

Since 2010, Coke has said it gave $550,000 to Hill that was unrelated to the Global Energy Balance Network.