A nationwide initiative to help fight obesity by reducing sugar and calories consumed from beverages in Americans’ diets and promoting calorie awareness and balance.
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Recent attention has raised questions about the issue of benzene in soft drinks. Benzene is a substance that is present in our natural environment, but can also form under certain limited conditions in…
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America’s non-alcoholic beverage industry is committed to using products and containers that meet or exceed all government health, safety and quality standards. Recently, questions have been raised about bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to…
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The headlines are hard to ignore. America needs to lose weight. The American Beverage Association, representing America’s non-alcoholic beverage producers, marketers, bottlers, distributors and, ultimately…
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Strong bone health is an important component of strong overall health. Diet and exercise play a key role in bone health, with calcium intake being one of the most important considerations. This is especially true for adolescents…
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Every five years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publish Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines provide advice for individuals…
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Beverages are an important part of a healthy, balanced diet: they provide hydration, quench thirst and can deliver energy, essential vitamins and minerals. Beverages complement the foods we eat…
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American Beverage Association member companies are responsible companies, some of which manufacture, produce and distribute mainstream energy drinks…
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We promised America’s parents that we would change the beverage mix in schools, and our companies – along with their school partners – have delivered dramatic and significant results…
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The Calories Count™ Beverage Vending Program offers consumers clear calorie information, encourages lower-calorie beverage choices and reminds them that calories count in all the choices they make…
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Our industry has a longstanding commitment to being part of the solution to reducing obesity in America. Now, with our Balance Calories Initiative, we are transforming the beverage landscape in communities nationwide…
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The name “Pop,” having special reference to flavored soda water in bottles, came into use about midway through the nineteenth century. It was used, for example, in the 1881 edition of Vol. III…
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