LA, Cambridge, MA and NYC consider ban on large sodas

Have lawmakers gone too far? We take a look at responses to the bans on Twitter.

  1. Cambridge is trying to ban large sodas. Spend effort teaching healthy habits, not banning goods and hurting business. Come on, Cambridge.
  2. Massachusetts has a long-standing ban on happy hours. Now Cambridge is considering a ban on large sodas. theatlantic.com/health/archive… #food #Boston
  3. Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall... and thanks to the governments ban on large sodas he's lost more than 30 pounds #OBTS
  4. Thinking about the NYC proposed ban on large sodas. I appreciate the public health effort but why not tax them instead?
  5. Please be illegal! QT @TIME: Is it legal for NYC to ban large sodas? | ti.me/KA9bTo (via @TIMEHealthland)
  6. Agreed:Bloomberg's ban on large sodas called "hysterical nanny statery" by Boris Johnson,London Mayor bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/20… via @anglophenia

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