The world's beverage makers have launched a bevy of attacks on New York's proposed modest restrictions, but they don't hold up to scrutiny.

Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to limit sugary soft drinks to 16 ounces has elicited an industry counter attack as well as much attention to the role of sugary drinks in obesity.

The soda industry established a new organization, "Let's Clear It Up," with a website to spin the science.

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