New York Bann on big size sugar drinks

[whatsthat]

Originally Posted by JWMcKinney

Guess I'm living in a cave, I'm not familiar with "gendercide". I tried to google it, and I suppose I get what it means. But where or how is it happening?

http://www.frisco-online.com/forums/...d.php?t=805181

[sofia]

When the government spends more money, they have more control over our lives.

The government spending more money equals...creating more government...which equals...the more it creeps in on your life.

[Rat]

Originally Posted by interactive

This is a misleading stat the soda folks like to toss around. It is true that soft drink sales have declined. However, that's because the soda drink makers have grown sales from other categories. Specialty drinks, sports themed and energy drinks have cannibalized sales from sodas. Beyond that, there is nobody and not even Bloomberg that is suggesting sodas are the primary reason for obesity.

There's nothing misleading about that statistic. The sales of soft drinks are what they are, and calories are what they are. Sugar consumption from sodas has dropped nearly 40% since the late '90s, and sodas continue to be singled out. The average calories per serving has dropped by a quarter over the same time period.

Beverage makers are putting more emphasis on non-carbonated beverages, but that is in response to consumer trends moving away from soft drinks. Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are placing more and more of their product development emphasis on lower calorie or more nutritious offerings; they'd be foolish not to.

And I wholeheartedly disagree that no one is suggesting sodas are the primary reason for obesity -- because that's pretty much the only category of food & beverage being targeted through policy proposals and new regulations. No one's proposing restricting the size or contents of a pizza, an order of fries, or the weight of a fast food hamburger.

[Rat]

Originally Posted by rawhide

I read the book and it made sense to me. Depends on what credible studies you want to cite.

The most "credible" study for me.....is me and my own body. Soda pop, for me, is bad. Diet soda is even worse because of the chemical sweeteners. Plus, sodas on the teeth leads to staining and I am anal about having white teeth.

If diet sodas work for you, you may be the exception. Most, not all, people I know who drink diet sodas are overweight to begin with.

I learned as a young athlete that what I put into my body is important. So for me, quality calories in equal quality output.

Glad it worked for you. Diet book authors, to me, are just trying to sell you something.

Most diet soda drinkers who are overweight, though, are not doing a good enough job of restricting their caloric intake in other areas -- keeping in mind the vast majority of calories one ingests comes from FOOD. How many times are you standing behind a guy at Mickey D's who says "I'll have a double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, supersized, and a Diet Coke"? It's pretty common, actually. People who lose weight have to take a holistic approach. Focusing only on one thing -- whether it's sugar, fat or carbs -- without getting your butt moving is a recipe for failure.

[Bull_07]

It's probably not the drink that's getting them.
It's probably the 5 snickers, 2 double cheese burgers being washed down by the big gulp.

[pearceg]

Originally Posted by Rat

No one's proposing restricting the size or contents of a pizza, an order of fries, or the weight of a fast food hamburger.

yet.

[pearceg]

Interesting that as NYC moves to ban big drinks, they're also moving to decriminalize marijuana possession.

ALBANY — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Monday that he would support a proposal by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to significantly curb the number of people who could be arrested for marijuana possession as a result of police stops.

Mr. Cuomo urged lawmakers on Monday to change state law to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in public view, an offense that critics say leads to unfair charges against thousands of people who are ordered to empty their pockets during police stops that have proliferated under the Bloomberg administration's stop-and-frisk practice.

Gotta love that New York "logic" where they think a 32 oz soft drink is more dangerous to you than smoking a j.

[Rat]

It makes sense. Marijuana and donuts go well together don't they?

[bizguy]

Originally Posted by Rat

. How many times are you standing behind a guy at Mickey D's who says "I'll have a double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, supersized, and a Diet Coke"? It's pretty common, actually. People who lose weight have to take a holistic approach. Focusing only on one thing -- whether it's sugar, fat or carbs -- without getting your butt moving is a recipe for failure.

Oh cr**! Was that you? I thought I heard a touch of Louisianian in the speech.. )

[Baysyd]

Originally Posted by Jacobzking

I think those Whataburger 960 oz drinks should be banned... that's just ridiculous. I could understand a ban on anything over maybe 32oz? Is it the governments job to say what we can drink... not really. Would I be glad to see some steps taken in the direction of a healthier nation, yes.

What? Seriously? If you dont want that much dont order it. Kinda like what we eat, watch on TV, listen to on the radio, read in print, if you dont like it dont drink that much, change the channel, and or dont read it.

But hey this comes from a state that is getting to be more and more like Kalifornia everyday. Mixed signals from this state for sure.....