Dive Summary:
- Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation President Lisa Gable announced Thursday at Washington, D.C.'s Bipartisan Policy Center that 16 food and beverage companies had exceeded their goal of cutting the number of calories sold and consumed by Americans by 1.5 trillion by 2015 two years ahead of schedule.
- The 16 companies--including Coca-Cola, General Mills, Nestle, Kraft and Con-Agra--partnered with First Lady Michelle Obama's Partnership for a Healthier America in 2010, around the same time a CDC report revealed that the number of states where one-third of adults were considered obese had tripled between 2007 and 2009.
- Initial findings show that calories have been reduced by about 14 per day, adding up to about 2-3 pounds per person per year, and a formal report on the findings will be issued later this year by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation.
From the article:
... “Our industry has a important role to play in helping people lead healthy lives and our actions are having a positive impact,” said Indra Nooyi, HWCF chair and CEO of PepsiCo, and a news conference in Washington. “We see continued opportunities to give consumers the choices they’re looking for and to work collaboratively with the public and non-profit sectors on initiatives that enable continued progress.” ...
