Officials have said they excluded high-calorie milk drinks because milk provides nutritional value.

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Anthropologists tell us that our predecessors would chow down on high-calorie, fatty foods because some brain wave told them to grab a leg of deep fried Tyrannosaurus Rex whenever possible to store up fat for leaner times.

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It doesn't apply to all high-calorie drinks or all places that sell them, largely because of the city can regulate only some establishments.

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