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This should get all the loyal Nanny/Police Staters very excited.
New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.
The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.
“Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public health officials are wringing their hands saying, ‘Oh, this is terrible,’ ” Mr. Bloomberg said in an interview on Wednesday in the Governor’s Room at City Hall.
“New York City is not about wringing your hands; it’s about doing something,” he said. “I think that’s what the public wants the mayor to do.”
A spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, an arm of the soda industry’s national trade group, criticized the city’s proposal on Wednesday. The industry has clashed repeatedly with the city’s health department, saying it has unfairly singled out soda; industry groups have bought subway advertisements promoting their cause.
“The New York City health department’s unhealthy obsession with attacking soft drinks is again pushing them over the top,” the industry spokesman, Stefan Friedman, said. “It’s time for serious health professionals to move on and seek solutions that are going to actually curb obesity. These zealous proposals just distract from the hard work that needs to be done on this front"...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html
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It will hopefully get people to think.
Just to show the level of nonsense in this, Bloomberg is holding a press conference right now and celebrating national donut day while he talks about banning large soft drink sizes. Seriously, have a donut or two and lets talk about cutting high calorie sugar drinks????
LOLberals are fucking beyond dizzy.
And yet with increasing portion sizes we have an obesity epidemic....Oh, but I'm sure they are completely unrelated...
The attack on smokers was just the tip of the ice berg, now we have people going after soda and you know they are eyeing alcohol and want to ban it.
Bingo!
I don't smoke, in fact I HATE smoke around me.
BUT it just isn't my right or the right of the government to tell others what they can put in their bodies.
What next? Ban cheeseburgers? So much for land of the free
They aren't.
Smoking bans are mean to protect non-smokers, not smoers.
This is NYC. Obama, though a terrible Marxist, is not responsibile for this. NYC has a habit and long track record of these social engineering deals. LOLberals love this shit because it means people are forced to do what they think is right.
That's why LOLberalism should be fucking banned ina free society. Banned.
When was the last time that NYC had a liberal Mayor?
I don't care what party Bloomberg claims affiliation to. He's a LOLberal nanny state central planning statist. This city, this state is a "progressive" as they come.
This should get all the loyal Nanny/Police Staters very excited.
So when did you, or your corporate overlords ever warn about the increase of type 2 diabetes? I think your answer is never. I'm sure you and the assmonkey libertarians want to empower the individual to make smart decisions, but not really. Is the private sector really concerned about public health? Why should they? They can sell their version. Just toss some "lite" on the label.
You're a complete idiot.
Jesus. Now you can't buy a coke? WTF
Talk about reaching.
Relax, Big Brother knows what's best for you.
if you're stupid enough to want 32 oz of sugar liquid, buy two 16 oz drinks.
d'uh.....
Bowel movements.
Liberal whores like Ashley Judd don't want the government in their womb but it's ok for the government to enter our bellies and tell us what we can put in it?. Lunatics.
