They are certainly doing themselves harm by eating buckets of fatty, sugary food, and they might be said to be imposing health costs on others because of the heart diseases and other maladies they get.
"The mayor believes our policy on sugary drinks in restaurants and food service establishments is the right one and it will save lives, so of course he believes the rest of the state should adopt the same policy, " Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman, said in a statement.
Their family was not one for a lot of fast food, soda or sugary treats.
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Bloomberg, of course, has pushed for capping the size of sugary drinks purchased at restaurants and fast food joints at 16 ounces.
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In preparation for the expected ban on large sugary drinks at restaurants, fast-food eateries, movie theaters and stadiums in New York City, Lebowitz purchased 1, 000 16-ounce cups to replace the 24-ounce ones used to serve soda at his five restaurants.
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Under the first-of-its-kind prohibition approved by the city Board of Health last year, establishments from restaurants to mobile food carts can't sell sugary drinks larger than 16 oz.
Under a first-of-its-kind prohibition approved by the city Board of Health last year, establishments from restaurants to mobile food carts would have been prohibited from selling sugary drinks larger than 16 oz.
If Bloomberg's ban goes into effect, fast food restaurants can easily game his policy by offering a regularly portioned sugary drink that will likely come with free refills.
Last year, the Obama administration rejected the mayor's request to bar city food-stamp recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
These payments could be financed by taxing harmful foods, like sugary beverages, highly caloric, processed snack foods and nutritionally poor options at fast food and other restaurants.
Beginning March 12, the city will prohibit restaurants, mobile food carts, delis and concessions at movie theaters, stadiums and arenas from selling sugary drinks in cups or containers larger than 16 ounces.
The mayor who has taken on smoking, sugary drinks and salt is also expected to talk about working with the City Council to ban Styrofoam food packaging from stores and restaurants.
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