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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums(Cambridge) Massachusetts mayor proposes sugary drinks limit
Source: Reuters
Massachusetts mayor proposes sugary drinks limit
Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - The mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has asked the city's health officials for recommendations on limiting the size of soda and sugar-sweetened drinks served in restaurants.
The request follows a controversial proposal by New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg to limit the size of such drinks.
Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis said in a statement that "the target of this effort is super-sized and over-sized sugary drinks, especially when children are the primary consumers."
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Davis said Cambridge had already enacted important health policies related to smoking and unhealthy trans fats. She said she hoped the request for recommendations on sugary drinks "gets the ball rolling on limiting the amount of soda consumed by children and adults in our community."
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Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - The mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has asked the city's health officials for recommendations on limiting the size of soda and sugar-sweetened drinks served in restaurants.
The request follows a controversial proposal by New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg to limit the size of such drinks.
Cambridge Mayor Henrietta Davis said in a statement that "the target of this effort is super-sized and over-sized sugary drinks, especially when children are the primary consumers."
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Davis said Cambridge had already enacted important health policies related to smoking and unhealthy trans fats. She said she hoped the request for recommendations on sugary drinks "gets the ball rolling on limiting the amount of soda consumed by children and adults in our community."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/19/us-sugary-drinks-massachusetts-idUSBRE85I1IR20120619
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(Cambridge) Massachusetts mayor proposes sugary drinks limit (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2012
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. leave our sugary drinks alone!!! n/t
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)2. You go girl!
The People's Republic isn't going to let an amateur like Bloomberg snatch the title of Most Liberal City.
Unh-unh.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)3. Want fries with that?
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)4. No thanks, I'll take the ultra-high-fat calorie-laden sugar-free
milkshake instead!
The Northerner
(5,040 posts)5. Good! They should also consider limiting or banning hate speech