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Food Firms Trim Trillions Of Calories From Packaged Treats
It sounds impressive: Major food companies have slashed 6.4 trillion calories from packaged foods they sold in 2012, compared to 2007, a study reported Thursday.
But for each American, that number translates to about 78 fewer calories purchased each day, or the equivalent of cutting out one apple or 3 1/2 Hershey's Kisses.
The cut in calories is part of an effort by the nation's giant food producers, such as General Mills, Hershey Foods Corp. and Kraft Foods, to curb the childhood obesity epidemic by getting more healthful items on grocery shelves.
But could cutting out 78 calories each day really make a difference in your waistline or the obesity problem in the U.S.?
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