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Old 06-19-2012, 12:37 AM
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Default I'll see your "big gulp" ban and raise the stakes a bit...
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WHEREAS: High intake of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages increases the risk of obesity and diabetes; and


WHEREAS:
New York City has a plan to limit the serving size of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages sold in restaurants; now therefore be it


ORDERED:
That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to refer the matter of a ban on soda and sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants to the Cambridge Public Health Department for a recommendation.
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I'm sure the police will take liberty to search throughly any criminal w/ a cup bigger than allowed...just in case it is NOT water...
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I'm sure the police will take liberty to search throughly any criminal w/ a cup bigger than allowed...just in case it is NOT water...
I am going to start walking around with a big cup of pee. If anyone asks, it is Mountain Dew.
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So, the NYC Board of Health went forward with this?

Forbes came out with an article yesterday, saying that this is a good idea.

In their article, they cite this portion size powerpoint. They seem to be implying that 20 years ago, the only sizes available were on the left hand side. With the exception of the terrible bagel slide (I've never seen a bagel look that pathetic), looks like to me that those sizes were available then and now. Perhaps more people today select option B than option A.

I used to drink a lot more soda 20 years ago than I do today. It was not common to get 85 calorie serving sizes, like the slide is picturing. That's a little less than 8 oz for most sodas.
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I am not sure what this impacts though, 711 can still sell the Super Big Gulp from what I have read.
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Can McDonalds, for example, still have 32oz cups for unsweetened ice tea or diet sodas? Or are they prohibited from even stocking that sized cup?
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Restaurants like Mcdonalds cant give more than 16oz for soda but 711 can. Silly.
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Can McDonalds, for example, still have 32oz cups for unsweetened ice tea or diet sodas? Or are they prohibited from even stocking that sized cup?
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So, the NYC Board of Health went forward with this?

Forbes came out with an article yesterday, saying that this is a good idea.

In their article, they cite this portion size powerpoint. They seem to be implying that 20 years ago, the only sizes available were on the left hand side. With the exception of the terrible bagel slide (I've never seen a bagel look that pathetic), looks like to me that those sizes were available then and now. Perhaps more people today select option B than option A.

I used to drink a lot more soda 20 years ago than I do today. It was not common to get 85 calorie serving sizes, like the slide is picturing. That's a little less than 8 oz for most sodas.
I think what's a medium and what is a large has shifted upwards. 32 oz used to be supersize - now it's large and supersize is 44 oz.
The bagel graphic is definitely fictitious though. They're comparing a no-brand freezer bagel to a fresh bakery bagel.
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