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为了应对日益严峻的人口肥胖问题，纽约市长布隆伯格近日提议该市所有餐馆、小吃店、运动场馆以及影剧院禁售大容量的含糖饮料，只能提供16盎司（455毫升）的小杯规格。该提议将提交健康委员会讨论，最快有可能于明年3月开始生效。届时，容量大于16盎司、且每8盎司所含热量高于25卡路里的含糖饮料将会在上述场所禁售，违者将面临最低200美元的罚款。果汁含量达70％的饮料以及乳类饮品不在禁售之列，超市和便利店销售大容量含糖饮料也不受此禁令限制。纽约市健康委员会负责人表示，含糖饮料并不是肥胖问题的唯一诱因，但与肥胖人口的增加有直接联系。他预计，纽约市每年在肥胖类疾病方面的投入高达40亿美元。 Want to super-size that soda? Sorry, but in New York City you could be out of luck. In his latest effort to fight obesity in this era of Big Gulps and triple bacon cheeseburgers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing an unprecedented ban on large servings of soda and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis, sports arenas and movie theaters. Drinks would be limited to 16 ounces, which is considered a small serving at many fast-food joints. "The percentage of the population that is obese is skyrocketing," Bloomberg said Thursday on MSNBC. He added: "We've got to do something." It is the first time an American city has directly attempted to limit soda portion sizes, and the soft-drink industry and others bitterly accused the three-term mayor of creating a "nanny state" and robbing New Yorkers of the right to decide for themselves. | 
