date:Oct 16, 2012
ing health, and the obesity crisis killing nearly 6,000 New Yorkers a year and impacting the lives of thousands more unquestionably falls under its purview, Marc La Vorgna wrote in a statement to The New York Times.
Nearly 60 percent of New York adults are overweight or obese, and the figure for children is 40 percent, according to Bloomberg.
This is the single biggest step any city has ever taken to curb obesity and we believe it will help save lives, the mayor said last month.
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