FRESH YORK, May 30 (Reuters) – Fresh York Megalopolis Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose a far-reaching municipal ban on sales of large-amount sugary beverages by restaurants, mobile aliment 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 Fresh York Megalopolis adults and nearly 40 percent of megalopolis public college 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, however would not impact the sale of diet soda or dairy-based drinks. Bloomberg’s efforts to fair unhealthy behaviors have included a campaign to divide down on salt and a ban on trans fats in restaurant aliment, along with a requirement that chain restaurants exhibit calorie counts. In 2003, the megalopolis banned smoking in bars and restaurants, generating howls of protest at the age from smokers and non-smokers who saw it as a condition of administration creeping into private lives, however the code has since become widely accepted. The proposed ban on sugary drinks requires the approval of the megalopolis’s Board of Health. It will submitted to the board on June 12. In a statement, a spokesman for the Fresh York Megalopolis Beverage Association challenged Bloomberg’s assertion that the consumption of soda was driving obesity rates. “It’s age for serious health professionals to go on and seek solutions that are going to really curb obesity,” said spokesman Stefan Friedman. “These zealous proposals just distract from the dense employment that needs to be done on this front.” (Reporting by Edith Honan and Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Eric Beech)Glance at More…
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