NYC Considers Ban on Sugary Drinks over 16oz.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

These statist pigs wouldn't know what's causing a problem if it bit them in the #######.

Sugary drinks are 1/100th of the problem.

I'd ban television and video games before banning soda....

Idiots.

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/new-york-sugar-drinks/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

New York (CNN) -- New York City is poised to ban the sale of large-sized sodas and other sugary beverages in an effort to combat rising obesity rates, a city official said Thursday.

The ban would outlaw the sale of such drinks larger than 16 ounces from restaurants, food carts and any other establishment that receives a letter grade for food service. It would not apply to grocery stores.

The New York City Board of Health will vote on the measure in June.

"There they go again," Stefan Friedman, a spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, said in a statement. "The New York City Health Department's unhealthy obsession with attacking soft drinks is again pushing them over the top. The city is not going to address the obesity issue by attacking soda because soda is not driving the obesity rates."

2011: America's sugar high Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, cheered the move by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, calling it "the boldest effort yet to prevent obesity.

"We hope other city and state public health officials adopt similar curbs on serving sizes and reducing Americans' exposure to these nutritionally worthless products," he added.

Broad public health initiatives have become a hallmark of Bloomberg's administration. Under Bloomberg, the city has banned trans fats from restaurants, smoking from parks, and has placed graphic ads targeting junk food and tobacco in public transit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that "many people don't realize just how many calories beverages can contribute to their daily intake."

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, in a brief last August, said sugar drinks "have been linked to poor diet quality, weight gain, obesity, and, in adults, type 2 diabetes."

The American Heart Association has recommended a consumption goal of no more than 450 kilocalories of sugar-sweetened beverages -- fewer than three 12-ounce cans of carbonated cola -- per week, the report says.

Friedman, in his statement, said that "as obesity continues to rise, CDC data shows that calories from sugar-sweetened beverages are a small and declining part of the American diet."

Beverage Digest, which tracks sales, reported that in 2011, sales of carbonated soft drinks dropped by 1%, a steeper decline than the year before. Total sales of carbonated soft drinks are down to the level they were in 1996, the report said.

Per capita consumption is at its lowest since 1987, the report said.

But the CDC notes that the consumption of sugar drinks -- including non-carbonated beverages -- is higher than it was 30 years ago. And part of the key to cutting calories is "to think about what you drink."

That includes watching calories in coffee drinks and smoothies, the CDC says. Just over half -- 52% -- of calories from sugar drinks are consumed at home, the CDC brief said.

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I would ban sofas and chairs and barstools and carpet and beds of all kinds. I'd mandate all floors have tiny nails on them so you can never sit down but you can safely walk with shoes on. If no one ever sits down or lies down, fatties like me will lose a ton of weight. It's guaranteed to work but SCOTUS would probably strike down the floor nail mandate.

Scalia's a fat fukc so I'm not surprised.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I would ban sofas and chairs and barstools and carpet and beds of all kinds. I'd mandate all floors have tiny nails on them so you can never sit down but you can safely walk with shoes on. If no one ever sits down or lies down, fatties like me will lose a ton of weight. It's guaranteed to work but SCOTUS would probably strike down the floor nail mandate.

Scalia's a fat fukc so I'm not surprised.

[aws&ndd 103]

Instead of trying to ban something to help combat rising obesity rates, why don't you try a different method such as encouraging healthier alternatives. People should have a choice what they do, and its not up to the government to decide what is best.

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Instead of trying to ban something to help combat rising obesity rates, why don't you try a different method ...

Who are you talking to?

[rade2rising 205]

whether they should ban large sodas is defintely debateable but what remains a glaring fact is that SUGAR makes you FAT

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whether they should ban large sodas is defintely debateable but what remains a glaring fact is that SUGAR makes you FAT

it ALSO makes u TYPE in uppercase LETTERS for no APPARENT reason

[aws&ndd 103]

Who are you talking to?

I was referring to the govt that was going to ban the drinks.

whether they should ban large sodas is defintely debateable but what remains a glaring fact is that SUGAR makes you FAT

Sugar *can* make you fat, doesn't mean it will. I can eat sugar all day and I couldn't get fat if I tried. I might get sick from eating too much sugar though

[mawilson 2,133]

Who are you talking to?

To you. You should try something different, \. Whatever you're doing is not working.

[Reyan 56]

I was referring to the govt that was going to ban the drinks.

Sugar *can* make you fat, doesn't mean it will. I can eat sugar all day and I couldn't get fat if I tried. I might get sick from eating too much sugar though

I remember a time when I could eat anything, and couldn't get fat or gain weight but alas time has cought up with me. Now I am stuck having to eat healthier and work out more.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

whether they should ban large sodas is defintely debateable but what remains a glaring fact is that SUGAR makes you FAT

Sugar alone does not make you fat by any means. Sugar is still good for you; like anything else, in moderation.

[kytwell 179]

HFCS is more of a problem, than sugar.

[mawilson 2,133]

HFCS is more of a problem, than sugar.

HSBC is an even bigger problem. It's just too big to fail.

[웃 910]

HSBC is an even bigger problem. It's just too big to fail.

I got a letter in the mail today that capital one bought out the best buy store cards which were run by HSBC. Hopefully they dont make any changes, HSBC was very lax on credit lines and line increases.

[웃 910]

Guess I am a little late to the party.

Published: August 10, 2011

How the Capital One-HSBC credit card deal affects consumers

What the 27 million cardholders should expect from the $33 billion deal

Hi. We just bought your credit card account. But it's all going to be wonderful and nothing will change -- for now.

That was the message conveyed Wednesday morning to 27.2 million U.S. credit card customers whose accounts are owned or managed by HSBC.

Capital One, the nation's fourth largest issuer of credit cards, announced that it was spending $32.7 billion to buy the vast majority of the U.S. credit card accounts of HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank.

Affected are 10.3 million holders of HSBC-branded

MasterCard and Visa bank cards, 3.3 million holders of General Motors and AFL-CIO cards that are co-branded with HSBC, and 13.6 million holders of credit cards that carry the logos of Best Buy, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and 18 other retail firms that co-brand with HSBC.

http://www.creditcar...tomers-1273.php

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