Will New York City's Large-Soda Ban Reduce Calories Consumed?

by Fef Posted 2012/07/25 19:00:00

Related Topics: Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, soda ban, Health, Lifestyle, Obesity

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	Yes	79 votes	18%
	No	372 votes	82%

LATIMES.COM reports:
If restaurants and movie theaters in New York City limit sugar-sweetened beverages to 16-ounce servings, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposes, will it really cut people's calorie consumption -- or is this a rearranging-deckchairs-on-the-Titanic kind of move?

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Hirnungah Mancandy 2012/07/26 04:16:32

No

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THIS IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF POLITICAL POSTURING .

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DizziNY to hasher 2012/07/26 08:27:44

Yea, California,where the brains are mush and the skin looks fake.

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william sanders 2012/07/25 23:10:56

No

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Bloomberg say's that people have a tendency to drink more soda if it's served in a bigger cup and a tendency to drink less soda if it's served in a smaller cup. Along that same line of reasoning... if we were to cut Bloomberg's budget down to half the size that it is now... wouldn't he have a tendency to spend less of our money?

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susan to william... 2012/07/26 02:12:33 (edited)

Actually, some of us drink less soda by having the bigger cup and filling it with ice first. I can then sip on coke-flavored water for most of the afternoon as the ice melts. (Though I usually drink diet sodas) That's an easier way to get the 8 glasses of water nutritionists say we should drink everyday.

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edifyguy 2012/07/25 22:42:40

No

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Buy 2....Mr. Bloomberg thinks that everyone is stupid and will do what he expects. Fortunately, he is somewhat mistaken.......

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WankerBait 2012/07/25 22:32:30

No

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Deckchair kinda move resulting in more soda sales ...

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TheBadOne 2012/07/25 22:28:42

No

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Now you just two-fist your soday-drink.

Also, is Michael Bloomberg an Independent because of his views, or is it just the fact that no political party wants to claim him as theirs?

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Jimmy 2012/07/25 22:24:40

Yes

I really don't put anything past New York.

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hasher to Jimmy 2012/07/25 23:42:03

but whats going to stop a person from buying 2 16 oz sodas?? or better yet go to the grocery store and buy all the pop you want 12 packs 2 liters cant stop that now can he??

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Michelle 2012/07/25 22:16:21

No

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If you really want to drink that much soda, you'll just buy more small servings. I know that jumbo-drink sizes are getting out of hand and all, but this isn't going to do anything but piss people off. Both the people who drink the drinks, and the people who will just be angry over the principle of the matter.

Some people buy large drinks without getting the calorie count-- for example, movie-theater prices are so ridiculous that it's notably cheaper for two people to buy one large drink and share than to buy two smaller drinks, if those people are comfortable sharing a drink.

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susan to Michelle 2012/07/26 02:14:11

Good point. My husband and I always share one at the movies.

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rockyjr5 2012/07/25 22:11:33

Yes

It will different reduce calories, but there will be people who will be mad.

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hasher to rockyjr5 2012/07/25 23:42:57

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its not going to do anything!! people can buy 2 drinks!! hello!!!

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rockyjr5 to hasher 2012/07/26 00:19:26

Not large cups if they ban large soda cups.

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Heisenberg 2012/07/25 22:06:46

Yes

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It may not be the cure-all, but it will at least help.

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hasher to Heisenberg 2012/07/25 23:44:42

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why would it help and what business does the govt have in regulating what a person consumes. people will simply buy 2 drinks or they can still go to the store and buy a whole 12 pack or 2 liter bottles. it aint going to do crap!!! nor does it need to.

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Heisenberg to hasher 2012/07/26 02:59:12

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The same business it has with the smoke-free cities, mandating seat belts, child labor laws, and background checks for certain jobs. That's what business the government has in these matters.

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 00:26:27

I doubt it. No matter how much or what they drink people who sit on their fat asses at the computer will stay fat.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 02:59:32

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Maybe they're trying to change that trend.

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 04:31:48

A very inept way.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 05:53:17

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Well what do you suggest they do then, genius?

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 11:54:38

Support athletic activity. You don't have to be a genius to figure that out.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 13:37:01

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Who says he's not supporting those?

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 14:13:32

I do because he did not say he did. He did say the cops should go on strikes which is illegal under the Taylor law. The man is a loon.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 14:21:54

And I'm sure you can do the job better than he can, right?

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 14:30:16

With my eyes closed, and I would do it honestly. I worked for NYS Government for 30 years. I know where all the skeletons in the closet are.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 14:30:59

Ah! Spoken like a true armchair quarterback.

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 14:43:35

Well troll I was in charge out in the field for decades because of my high rank. You and looney Bloomberg are the armchair quarterbacks.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/26 14:45:35

Actually, you're the one trolling my response. If you're such an expert, then why don't you put your money where your mouth is and run for office?

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/26 16:53:05

At my age running for office are behind me. Besides with todays dirty politics I don't have any desire to step in the gutter. People who have did well and accomplished much in their lives are smart enough not to get involved with such a vicious dirty business. The's why we get stuck with wacky loons like Bloomberg or a Joe Biden. The MSM is responsible for it.

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Heisenberg to Bob DiN 2012/07/27 00:20:37

Well I don't know. Mitt Romney is only two years younger than you, and he still thinks he has a shot. Ron Paul who's a decade older than you even ran this year.

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Bob DiN to Heisenberg 2012/07/27 09:04:14

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Not for me. I'm harry as is.

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DebraJMSmith 2012/07/25 21:59:49 (edited)

No

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New York City's Large-Soda Ban Will Not Reduce Calories Consumed

All that it is going to do is cause more plastic throw-away glasses to be used, because people will simply purchase two drinks instead of just one.

Hmm... Maybe Daddy Bloomberg will have to only allow people to purchase one a day.

Debra...
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Donnie to DebraJM... 2012/07/25 23:16:05

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for the love of god; don't give Bloomberg anymore ideas.

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BattleB... to Donnie 2012/07/26 01:15:40

This made me laugh!

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DebraJM... to Donnie 2012/07/26 05:44:37

lol...

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hasher to DebraJM... 2012/07/25 23:45:43

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dittos!! or they can go to the store and buy as much pop as they want. they arent limited at the grocery store.

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DebraJM... to hasher 2012/07/26 05:46:10

Well, daddy bloomers will have to get right on that one!!!

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CAPISCE 2012/07/25 21:56:45

No

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You can't legislate behavior

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apachehellfire65 2012/07/25 21:51:48

No

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NO! they will just drink more smaller soda's! it's the liberal lie in a nut shell " you are too stupid to live your own life! so we are going to help you by taxing you more, keeping you from saving money, and oppressing you more" no need for thank you we already have your money!

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DS in Oak Ridge NC 2012/07/25 21:46:16

No

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But I'd be willing to bet the next move is to ban the sale of canned soft drinks in 6 or 12 packs. No more than two can be purchased in a 24 hour period, and DL or other forms of ID will be used to track it, as they now do with pseudoephedrine.

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