New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has suggested banning sales of soda pops greater than 16 ounces saying soda contributes to obesity.
Here in Iowa, Gov. Terry Branstad aims to make us the healthiest state in the nation, but he feels choosing what to drink, and how much of it, should be up to us.
“We cannot legislate our way to being the healthiest state,” Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht told the Des Moines Register. “That goal will only be accomplished through Iowans taking ownership of their individual health.”
Kirk Tyler, president of Coca-Cola Atlantic Bottling Co. in western Iowa, told the Register that such bans could not only hurt his industry it could also harm Iowa farmers.
Full-calorie sodas contain “high-fructose corn syrup,” he said.
“If we ban those kinds of products, what does it do to the Iowa farmer? What will it do to the Iowa economy? It won’t put a huge dent in it, but it won’t help it,” he said.
What do you think about this ban? Vote in the poll and tell us why in the comment section.
Now, education? Yeah, that might work. Seeing all those sugar cubes piled up next to the big gulp has certainly caused me to take notice and curb my consumption.
Your statistic is showing an increase in the # of incidents. However, the graph I showed you reports # of cases "per 100,000" people. That will reflect accurately an increase or decrease irregardless of population increase. Your CDC chart does not factor in population increase, making it difficult to determine what the real trend is there.
A 12-oz. can of Coke has 140 calories. 39 grams of sugar. (looking at the label). A 8-oz serving of orange juice bought from the store has 110 calories, 24 grams of sugar. (looking at the Minute Maid Premium Kids+ label) Doing the MATH: 110 * 1.5 = 165 calories for a 12-oz. serving size, ... and... drumroll ... 36 grams of sugar! So 3 grams of sugar is all that separates 12 oz. of Coke from 12 oz. of ORANGE JUICE for kids! Oh my!! We should ban orange juice too!! Call Bloomberg now!! Patch---put out a recall on all orange juice manufacturing!! Get real people!
Suggesting that cops shoot people drinking 32 oz beverages is rediculous. The law applies to the vender, not to the consumer. Meaning it is against the law for mcdonalds to sell 32 oz fountain drinks. Not that is against the law for somebody to possess more than 32 oz of soda. (small point, but if the country was literally headed down the drain then there would have to exist A drian big enough to fit it ( and all it's obese citizens), Going down the drain is a figurative expression, best to leave it that way in this case) There is no sugar in coffee or tea ( unless it is sweet tea in which case law applies) so there is no sense in regulating them. Also both coffee and tea have been shown to have a positive effect on most peoples health. As for beer, wine and hard A, you are right, people drink too much, but bars rarely sell vodka in 32 oz cups. And if they did, I think we should make a law preventing them from doing so, as that could kill somebody.
The more you subscribe to your isolationist individual freedom club, the more the country will crumble around you. These trends are unsustainable, and it is obvious that individuals don't have the ability to see the big picture. (you are a perfect example) Why not try helping your countrymen out?
more studies indicatinfg that DIabetes IS on the rise. http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=117248
Why don't we go all the way and do this : - limit the size of soda pops. - also coffee can be no bigger than 12 oz. - cars can be no bigger than a Ford Escape or Chevy Equinox - houses are limited to 3 b.r. - no more than 2 lanes wide for interstate highways, even in large metro areas like Mpls - all t.v.'s shut off automatically at 9 p.m. - no more king size beds - too big - sleeve of golf balls is only one - carton of eggs is max of 3 - no more Big Mac's , as a regular burger is large enough - Sams warehouse can no longer sell anything but a package of one Make sense ?
Isn't that what they call socialism? Kinda like in Russia. And, guess what! It didn't work! Won't work. Doesn't Work. But that is exactly where this policy, and others of a similar ilk are heading us. EPA, Energy Dept., Education Dept. etc....