On Monday, we came across an article in BusinessWeek titled, "Food Giants Revise Recipes to Please Uncle Sam" in which the voluntary efforts of the food and beverage industries to develop healthy options were noted. As we've discussed previously at Sip & Savor, our member companies continue to work on expanding their beverage porfolios and provide consumers with information about their products and the ingredients that go into them.

We wanted to highlight that the article does not discuss the importance of physical activity and nutrition education as a key element to improving public health. A very important piece of the solution to obesity and obesity-related illnesses is consumer education and participation.  That’s why our member companies are doing their part to help reduce childhood obesity with initiatives like the national School Beverage Guidelines and Clear on Calories.