Article: Americans Point Finger at Themselves for Obesity Problem; Consumers Do Not Blame Food Industry, New National Survey Reveals.

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SAUSALITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004

Americans are remarkably clear about who is responsible for their expanding waistlines, and it isn't the food and beverage industry, reports a new national survey. What to do about it, however, is another matter.

When asked about the cause of obesity, an overwhelming 90 percent of those surveyed say that they, and not food and beverage companies, are responsible for what they eat and drink and how it affects their health, according to the survey conducted in January 2004 by Context Marketing, Sausalito, California.

Four in five agree that Americans ...

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