New York City May Ban Sodas Larger Than 16 Ounces: Smart or Stupid?
SodaHead Living
2012/05/31 20:00:00
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Bad news, soda lovers. New York City may ban sodas and other sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces in a first-in-the-nation move meant to battle obesity. "More than half of NYC adults (58%) are overweight or obese," Mayor Michael Bloomberg tweeted on Thursday. "We're doing something about it."
The ban would outlaw drinks larger than 16 ounces at restaurants and other eateries, but not grocery stores. And the Board of Health is expected to OK the proposal in the coming months, which would mean a $200 fine for establishments that violate the ban. "Restaurant owners will have nine months from the adoption of the proposal until they face fines," Bloomberg's office said in a statement.
The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics says sugary drinks "have been linked to poor diet quality, weight gain, obesity, and, in adults, type 2 diabetes." And let's face it: In the U.S., a "large" soda often looks more like an extra extra large. Sixteen ounces seems like more than enough. Do you agree? Or do you want the food police to leave you alone?
Is it a badly-written law, or did the grocery store lobby have more $$$, or both? This is a law begging for challenges in more ways than one. It will create more problems than it solves.
Re. the regulation of sugar (a whole different issue), I don't get why we control/regulate the consumption of addictive and/or potentially dangerous substances like alcohol, prescription/illegal drugs, certain nutritional supplements, etc., and don't control the sugars and fats which have created the current epidemic of obesity, diabetes, heart problems, joint problems, and (often) behavioral problems.
I guess if you expect people to make sense, you'll just be disappointed.
Don't the "Fat Asses" pay taxes too? If you pay the same amount of taxes, whose taxes are more beneficial?
Using your argument style I could also say that I don't want the money taken out of my check to go towards your SS checks when you retire.
Dang liberals.
Besides you ever order a soda larger than 16 ounce? It is all ice with a can of soda poured in.
Genius move Bloomberg! Thank all that is holy that we have the smart people running our cities, states and country because you know some idiot might come along and want to ban salt from restaurants or give 500 million to a company going backrupt. We are thankful we put you in charge of the city!
If people want to do it, then they'll do it.
There's a cap on the size of your cokes.
Mayor Bloomberg's endeavor
Is healthy, however,
You can still buy a carton of smokes.
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