Just when you thought Clinton had started to become irrelevant, somehow his foundation has joined with the American Heart Association to make a deal with soft drink makers to sell only diet sodas in schools. No sugar for the youth of our nation, just Aspartame, great idea!
You would think this was satire, mocking the culture of irresponsibility and government silliness … but it’s not.
Tens of millions of students will no longer be able to buy non-diet sodas in the nation’s public schools under an agreement announced Wednesday between major beverage distributors and anti-obesity advocates.
The distributors, working with a joint initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association, also have agreed to sell only water, juice and low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools, said Jay Carson, a spokesman for former President Clinton.
Cadbury Schweppes PLC, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the American Beverage Association have all signed onto the deal, Carson said, adding that the companies represent “a very significant market share.” The American Beverage Association represents the majority of school vending bottlers.
“It’s a bold and sweeping step that industry and childhood obesity advocates have decided to take together,” Carson said.
UPDATE: I’ve changed the title of this post from “Government Prescribes…” to “Industry Prescribes…” because in re-reading this article, I have realized that, if it is accurate, the government had little to do with this, just the industry and some “advocates.” I guess kids’ hearts may be healthier, even if their brains become toxic.
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