The Dairy Industry Still Uses Cow’s Milk as the Base

The dairy industry still uses cow’s milk as the base for its varied products. Over time, however, competition from other types of milk has forced changes in the traditional American taste for milk, ice cream, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, frozen yogurt, and sherbet. Currently, for example, soy milk and other related items are making inroads in this traditional market.
-_____ has driven the dairy industry to reduce milk-fat content from whole milk to 2% to 1% to no-fat over the last few decades.

A) Government pressure
B) Foreign competition
C) Consumer health consciousness
D) Rising cost