date:Jan 24, 2013
The reason for the rule is that there is an obesity epidemic, Thomas Merrill, a lawyer for the city, said during a hearing in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, The New York Times reported. The rule is rational; the rule is reasonable.
The New York Department of Health reports that 60 percent of adults in New York State are either obese or overweight and that the rate of obesity in New York City increased from 20 percent in 2003 to 22 percent in 2007.
In September 2012, the New York City B