Soft drinks industry slashes calories in US schools
NEW YORK (AFP) – The US soft drinks industry said Monday it had slashed the amount of high-calorie sodas sold in schools as part of a broader attempt to combat raging obesity.
Leading companies, including Coca-cola and PepsiCo, joined former president Bill Clinton in an initiative that has reduced by 88 percent the number of drinks calories in schools across the country since 2004.
“It’s a brand new day in America’s schools when it comes to beverages,” the head of the American Beverage Association, Susan Neely.
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