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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="supersize">supersize</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sugary">sugary</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="science">science</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="soda">soda</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sugary">sugary</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 473<span word="ml">ml</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>. <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="coke">coke</span>, <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="juice">juice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sugary">sugary</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="supermarkets">supermarkets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="regulated">regulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2013. <span word="Businesses">Businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="comply">comply</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> $200 <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="owners">owners</span>, <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beverage">beverage</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="columnists">columnists</span> <span word="blasted">blasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="arises">arises</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="NY">NY</span>1-<span word="Marist">Marist</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 53 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="while">while</span> 42 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 23-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.</p>
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