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Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:19 amby uebermann
Oh sorry, guess my memory still isn't all that great. Its 240 vs 200. And the math still doesn't like those numbers so I'm guessing its semi estimated or rounded.
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:32 amby uebermann
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:41 amby uebermann
Hah well according to the USDA, its 227 calories for a 20oz coke.
But on the 20oz coke bottles, it says 240. Go fig.
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:36 pmby Dylan
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:29 pmby uebermann
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:33 pmby Dylan
Did you read the whole article or just cherry-pick the few chunks that support your pro-obesity agenda?
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:36 pmby uebermann
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:42 pmby Dylan
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:45 pmby uebermann
Re: NYC Passes Big Soda Ban
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:50 pmby uebermann
My point is 4 pounds a year isn't necessarily going to lead to death and overweight people don't necessarily suffer the same problems as obese people.
Should people strive to be healthy? Of course. Is this ban going to cause that? No. Being healthy means having a normal diet and usually involves exercising, and this ban encourages neither. You can't "will" people into eating better - its just not going to happen. They have to be educated on the subject and shown how to properly diet and exercise and even then some people just don't care.
And thats where taxing junk food comes in. It pays the bills down the road. Limiting a size of a glass of soda in a restaurant isn't going to make a shit of a difference in the long run.