date:Jan 29, 2013
for Science in the Public Interest in Washington. People consume way too much of both.
He attributes the decline to public-health campaigns.
Concerns that obesity is rising have spurred anti-sweetener measures, including proposals in 30 states to levy soda taxes on the $74 billion U.S. soft-drink industry.
Last September, New York Citys Board of Health voted to restrict sales of sugary soft drinks to no more than 16 ounces a cup in restaurants, movie theaters and stadiums, acting on a proposa