In this issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Ng, Popkin, and Slining
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present findings from their independent evaluation of the Healthy Weight Commitment
Foundation’s (HWCF’s) pledge to reduce calories sold in the U.S. marketplace by 1.5
trillion. The HWCF is a coalition of leading food and beverage manufacturers and other
organizations, including many of the world’s largest corporations. Together, the 16
companies participating in the HWCF pledge account for approximately one third of
all calories in the domestic food supply.
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- The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Pledge: Calories Sold from U.S. Consumer Packaged Goods, 2007–2012American Journal of Preventive MedicineVol. 47Issue 4
- PreviewCorporate voluntary pledges to improve the health of Americans have not been held to either explicit measurable outcomes or a framework for independent evaluation. The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), whose members include 16 of the nation’s leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) food and beverage manufacturers, voluntarily pledged to collectively sell 1 trillion fewer calories in the U.S. marketplace by 2012 (against a 2007 baseline), and sell 1.5 trillion fewer calories by 2015. This paper presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the 2012 HWCF marketplace pledge, conducted in 2013.
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