(PCM) Major soda manufacturers Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper and Pepsi have recently revealed a pledge to cut down calories in their famous drinks.
One of the major reasons that health conscious people stay away from a variety of carbonated beverages is due to their incredibly high calorie count.
Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo Inc, and Dr.Pepper Snapple Group Inc. have pledged to consumers that they will cut the calorie count in their beverages by 20 percent by the year 2025. It is the companies goal to assist with the ongoing issues of not only obesity, but both diabetes and heart disease as well.
The pledge was revealed at the 10th annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York. The companies will expand their low calorie and zero calorie drink options, as well as sell drinks in smaller portions and clearly mark calorie counts on their products.
The first cities in the country to see these manufacturing changes will be Little Rock, AK and Los Angeles, CA and the initiative will slowly spread out across the nation over time. Health advocates are dismissing the companies pledge as nothing more than a marketing ploy as they claim that there has already been a significant decline in the consumption of high calorie beverages over the years, however there are others that are incredibly excited that the beverages companies are beginning to step up and tackle this issue head on.
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