Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Unsweet Big Apple

Can the Mayor do this?

I'm not sure he can.

Here He Goes Again: Bloomberg Set To Ban All Sugary Drinks Over 16 Ounces 
Mayor Plans To Say Goodbye To Slurpees, Big Gulps In Effort To Fight Obesity 
CBSNew York -

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Every single menu in New York City could soon be getting a major overhaul if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way.

The man behind calorie counts is set to announce a new public health initiative to battle obesity, taking aim at super-sized sugary drinks.

In other words, it may soon be time to say goodbye to those Big Gulps, those Slurpees or even Venti at Starbucks, CBS 2’s Derricke Dennis reported.

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