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PepsiCo is to spend billions of dollars to develop drinks and snacks and ref

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问题     PepsiCo is to spend billions of dollars to develop drinks and snacks and reformulate existing ones with lower sugar, salt and fat, as consumers demand healthier options and regulatory pressure intensifies amid an obesity epidemic (流行病).
    The maker of Mountain Dew and Gatorade has been one of the earlier movers in the industry to offer products with reduced levels of unhealthy ingredients—PepsiCo claims a packet of its chips now contains less salt than a slice of white bread. However, its new 10-year plan makes clear it believes it still has a long way to go.
    Shifting eating habits, including a sharp drop in consumption of sparkling drinks, have forced radical change on the industry. But those shifts have yet to be reflected in record obesity levels, which stand at 36. 5% overall in the US.
    Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman, said the plan to make its products healthier was important for the company’ s growth. But on the subject of obesity, she pointed out that consumers’ lifestyles have changed significantly, with many people being more sedentary (久坐不动的) not least because more time is spent in front of computers. She said PepsiCo’ s contribution was to produce healthier snacks that still tasted good.
    "Society has to change its habits," she added. "We can’ t do much to alter sedentary lifestyles, but we can provide consumers with great-tasting products, low in salt, sugar and fat. In the past we had to have a taste trade-off. But we’ re breaking that trade-off. "
    PepsiCo’ s plan for its foods and drinks is based on guidelines from the World Health Organisation, which last week backed using taxes on sparkling drinks to reduce sugar consumption. Initiatives also include efforts to reduce its environmental impact, water consumption and materials used in packaging by 2025.
    PepsiCo did not say exactly how much it planned to invest to reach its goals. However, Dr Mehmood Khan, chief scientific officer, said the company had doubled research and development spending in the past five years and was "committed to sustaining investment" , adding that companies cannot cost-cut their way to increasing sales. PepsiCo’s research and development budget in 2015 was $754 million.  [br] What does PepsiCo think it will have to do in the future?
选项 A、Invest more to develop new snacks.
B、Reduce levels of obesity in the US.
C、Change consumers’ eating habits.
D、Keep on improving its products.
答案 D
解析 推理题。原文第一段和第二段指出，百事公司将投资数十亿美元开发饮料和零食，并按照低糖、低盐和低脂肪的标准重新制作已有的饮料和零食，而且百事公司的十年计划表明在降低其产品的含盐量、含糖量和含脂肪量方面，它还有很长的路要走，由此可知，百事公司认为其未来应致力于不断改进其产品，以符合市场的需求，故答案为D。A项与原文不符，百事公司的投资不仅仅是用来开发新品的，还用于重新制作已有产品，这两者都属于“改进产品”，故A项表述比较片面，故排除。根据第三段可知，饮食行业的根本变化还没有反映在美国的肥胖率上，且根据第四段和第五段可知，百事公司董事长因德拉-努伊认为现在许多人久坐不动，这是造成肥胖的原因之一，但百事公司对此所能做的是有限的，因此B、C两项均不是百事公司未来的目标，故排除。
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