date:Oct 17, 2012
tys Board of Health, which was appointed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, did not have the authority to pass a measure that will prohibit the on-premise sale of drinks with more than 25 calories per 8 oz. serving in containers larger than 16 oz. The Board of Health claims that highly sugared drinks are a leading cause of obesity, and that the measure is intended to reduce rising rates of sugar-related illnesses in the city, one in which more than half of its adult population is overweig