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Beverages & Obesity

Non-alcoholic Beverage Industry Calls for Passage of a Sensible National School Beverage Standard
Release Date: Jul 23, 2008
The American Beverage Association today encouraged Congress to pass a national school beverage standard similar to the School Beverage Guidelines it developed with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, as part of a comprehensive effort to combat childhood obesity across the country.

Childhood Obesity Rates Plateau
Release Date: May 28, 2008
Earlier today the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a study that showed childhood obesity rates plateauing over the past several years.

American Beverage Association Statement on Mayor Gavin Newsom's Recommendation of Soft Drink Tax
Release Date: Dec 18, 2007
In response to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's proposal of a tax on soft drinks, the American Beverage Association (ABA) said:

American Beverage Association Responds to Institute of Medicine's Progress Report on Childhood Obesity
Release Date: Sep 13, 2006
The American Beverage Association (ABA) and its member companies today were cited for their leadership efforts and innovations aimed at positively impacting childhood obesity in the Institute of Medicines (IOM) report, Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?

Statement by Susan Neely, American Beverage Association President and CEO Regarding the Partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation on a New School Beverage Policy
Release Date: May 03, 2006
Statement by Susan Neely, American Beverage Association President and CEO Regarding the Partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation on a New School Beverage Policy.

Study Finds High Fructose Corn Syrup Similar To Table Sugar: HFCS and sugar similar in composition, sweetness, satiety and metabolic effects
Release Date: Apr 19, 2006
A recent study published in Nutrition Today contradicts the theory that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a major cause of obesity. The report also highlights the fact that the effects of pure fructose have been confused with the effects of HFCS and many of the negative assumptions about HFCS are based on this confusion.

American Beverage Association Statement on University of Cincinnati Study on Mice Alleging Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Increase Body Fat
Release Date: Aug 10, 2005
In response to Consuming Fructose-sweetened Beverages Increases Body Adiposity in Mice, a study published in the July issue of Obesity Research, Dr. Richard Adamson, vice president of scientific and technical affairs of The American Beverage Association, said

Statement by ABA President and CEO Susan Neely in Response to the Center for Science in the Public Interest Call for Health Notices on Soft Drinks
Release Date: Jul 13, 2005
Complex health problems deserve meaningful solutions. Proposal flies in the face of common sense and consumer sensibility. Current labels already provide key information

Study on Sweet Drink Consumption Does Little to Clarify Causes of Obesity in Low-Income Preschool Children
Release Date: Feb 07, 2005
A study published today in the journal Pediatrics suggesting that the consumption of sweet drinks is associated with overweight among low-income preschool children fails to clarify the overall cause of obesity among the defined population, according to American Beverage Association scientist Dr. Richard Adamson. Ninety percent of the children in this study did not consume any soft drinks.