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America's Leading Beverage Companies Have Removed Full-Calorie Soft Drinks from Schools
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AMERICA'S LEADING BEVERAGE-COMPANIES HAVE REDUCED BEVERAGE-CALORIES IN
SCHOOLS BY 88-PERCENT; THEY'VE REMOVED FULL-CALORIE SOFT-DRINKS FROM
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY--REPLACING THEM WITH LOWER-CALORIE,
NUTRITIOUS, SMALLER-PORTION BEVERAGES. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE
JUST-RELEASED "'SCHOOL BEVERAGE GUIDELINES' FINAL PROGRESS REPORT"--COMMISSIONED
BY THE AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION, AND ANALYZED BY
INDEPENDENT ECONOMIST, DOCTOR ROBERT WESCOTT. A-B-A
PRESIDENT AND C-E-O, SUSAN NEELY, HAS MORE...
(NEELY):
"IT'S A BRAND-NEW DAY IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS: AMERICA'S
LEADING BEVERAGE-COMPANIES HAVE REMOVED FULL-CALORIE SOFT-DRINKS FROM
SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; WE'VE REPLACED THEM WITH LOWER-CALORIE,
SMALLER-PORTION BEVERAGES--LIKE WATERS, TEAS, AND JUICES. AS A
RESULT OF THESE CHANGES, THERE ARE NOW 88-PERCENT FEWER CALORIES FROM
BEVERAGES IN SCHOOLS. WE PROMISED AMERICA'S PARENTS THAT WE WOULD
CHANGE THE BEVERAGE-MIX IN SCHOOLS--AND OUR COMPANIES HAVE DELIVERED
DRAMATIC AND SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. THE 'SCHOOL BEVERAGE GUIDELINES'
HAVE SLASHED BEVERAGE-CALORIES--AND ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. OUR
INDUSTRY IS DEDICATED TO BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION, IN REDUCING
CHILDHOOD-OBESITY. AND, THIS FINAL PROGRESS-REPORT IS A TESTAMENT
TO THAT COMMITMENT."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE REPORT--AND ON THE "SCHOOL BEVERAGE
GUIDELINES"--VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"A-M-E-R-I-B-E-V"-DOT-ORG.
