Mr. RAFEAL RICARDO JIMENEZ DAN (Deputy Interior Minister, Venezuela): (Through translator) The fact is that confronted with a hugely deteriorated society, with profound inequalities and growing poverty, the first efforts of the government were directed towards resolving the problems with nutrition, health, and education of the population.

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Recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data found that half of the U.S. population consumes at least one sugar sweetened beverage on any given day.

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McGovern convened the U.S. Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, examining how the American diet might be contributing to declining population health.

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