Princeton, N.J.—The following is a statement by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
We congratulate the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the beverage industry for continued action towards reducing the beverage calories consumed by people across the United States. We are especially pleased that this commitment will target communities with disproportionately high consumption rates of sugar-sweetened beverages. We look forward to working with the Alliance and beverage industry to measure and monitor the impact of this commitment on the health of our country.”