Healthy Weight loss
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hoping city residents will drink a lot less this summer — less soda, that is.
On Wednesday the famously public health-focused mayor proposed a ban on the sale of large-sized sugar-sweetened beverages — that includes sodas, sweetened teas and coffees, energy drinks and fruit drinks. If approved, the proposal, which is slated to take effect as early as next March, would prohibit restaurants, delis, sports arena vendors, movie theaters and food carts regulated by the city health department from selling sugary beverages in sizes larger than 16 oz. Fines for failing to downsize could be as high as $200.
The ban would apply to food service establishments selling bottled as well as fountain drinks; retailers would have to remove 20-oz. soft drink bottles from their shelves, and delis and restaurants offering self-service fountains wouldn't be able to give customers cups larger than 16 oz. The ban wouldn't affect convenience stores or grocery stores and wouldn't apply to diet drinks, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes or alcoholic beverages.
"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 told the New York Times. "New York City is not about wringing your hands; it's about doing something."
I just wish that governments in counties such as Malaysia and the Philippines would take action to reduce the adding of sugar to breads, it is very difficult to buy sugar free bread here/
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