NYC Plans Ban on Many Drinks

New York City is planning to enact a ban on all sugary drinks that are bigger than sixteen ounces.

Specifically targeted are sodas, but anything that has been sweetened will be included in the ban.

The most common size of bottled sodas are twenty ounces.

Diet sodas, vitamin waters, unsweetened iced teas, and any drinks with less than twenty-five calories per eight ounce serving are to be given waivers from the ban.

Restaurants, delis, movie theaters, ballparks, and even sidewalk carts would be affected, and have to change their cup sizes to follow the new law.

Mayor Bloomberg says this is part of the war on obesity.

Opponents say it is an attack on personal freedom.