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Title: New York Mayor Seeks Ban On Sale Of Big Sugary Drinks
Source:
Reuters
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/york-mayor-bl ... -sugary-035357237--sector.html
Published: May 31, 2012
Author: Edith Honan and Steve Gorman
Post Date: 2012-05-31 04:12:51 by Murron
Keywords: None
Views: 1731
Comments: 4
New York Mayor Seeks Ban On Sale Of Big Sugary Drinks NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose a far-reaching municipal ban on sales of large-size sugary beverages by restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis, his administration said on Wednesday. A document outlining the proposal said it was aimed at fighting an epidemic of obesity, citing public health statistics showing that 58 percent of New York City adults and nearly 40 percent of city public school students are obese or overweight. The proposal defines sugary drinks as beverages that are "sweetened with sugar or another caloric sweetener that contain more than 25 calories per 8 fluid ounces and contains less than 51 percent milk or milk substitute by volume as an ingredient." It would impact drinks sold in containers larger than 16 ounces, but would not impact the sale of diet soda or dairy-based drinks. Americans consume 200 to 300 more calories every day than they did 30 years ago, according to the Bloomberg administration's analysis. Bloomberg has used the power of the city government to promote other health measures, including a campaign to cut down on salt and a ban on trans fats in restaurant food, as well as a requirement that chain restaurants display calorie counts. In 2003, the city banned smoking in bars and restaurants, generating howls of protest at the time from smokers and non-smokers who saw it as a case of government creeping into private lives, but the law has since become widely accepted. Bloomberg, a political independent, is in the middle of his third four-year term as New York City mayor. The response to Bloomberg's public health initiatives have been mixed. Earlier this month, a Quinnipiac University poll found that 45 percent of New York voters thought the government should discourage unhealthy eating and drinking habits, while 48 percent said the government shouldn't get involved. Still, many of those initiatives, including the smoking ban, have become models for other cities. The proposed ban on sugary drinks requires the approval of the city's Board of Health. It will be submitted to the board on June 12. In a statement, a spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association challenged Bloomberg's assertion that the consumption of soda was driving obesity rates. "It's time for serious health professionals to move on and seek solutions that are going to actually curb obesity," said spokesman Stefan Friedman. "These zealous proposals just distract from the hard work that needs to be done on this front." (Reporting by Edith Honan and Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Beech)
Poster Comment: And why the hell shouldn't New Yawk Mayor Bloomers have the right to dictate what size drink you have in their restaurants? He sucessfully pussy whipped over 30 million citizens into thinking they cannot smoke on their own PRIVATE PROPERTY.... I'm sure that tiny little brain of his is just chocked full of other invasive mandates he'll put on the brain dead citizens...in the BAKED APPLED! jmho! New York? SPIT!
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#2. To: Murron (#0)
Good! People that live in Moscow on the Hudson NEED somebody to do all their thinking for them and tell them how to live,what to eat,what to drink,and who to vote for. It's not like they are Americans,so why should the rest of us care?
Survival of the fittest, eh? You should care because a great %age of your Federal Monies are generated out of NYC.
No,I just don't give a damn what happens to foreigners.
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#3. To: sneakypete (#2)
It's not like they are Americans,so why should the rest of us care?
#4. To: mcgowanjm (#3)
Survival of the fittest, eh?
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