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Wed, Jun 20 2012 17:06:55

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. SarahIKosofsky
    Sarah Ida Kosofsky@SarahIKosofsky
    Cambridge is trying to ban large sodas. Spend effort teaching healthy habits, not banning goods and hurting business. Come on, Cambridge.
    Wed, Jun 20 2012 16:18:13
  2. ashleyllee
    Ashley Lee@ashleyllee
    Massachusetts has a long-standing ban on happy hours. Now Cambridge is considering a ban on large sodas. theatlantic.com/health/archive… #food #Boston
    Wed, Jun 20 2012 08:56:10
  3. jelloboy
    Rodney Munch@jelloboy
    Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall... and thanks to the governments ban on large sodas he's lost more than 30 pounds #OBTS
    Wed, Jun 20 2012 14:50:37
  4. Chris_Troeger
    Chris Troeger@Chris_Troeger
    Thinking about the NYC proposed ban on large sodas. I appreciate the public health effort but why not tax them instead?
    Fri, Jun 15 2012 11:49:25
  5. tabatie
    Kentaro Tabata@tabatie
    Please be illegal! QT @TIME: Is it legal for NYC to ban large sodas? | ti.me/KA9bTo (via @TIMEHealthland)
    Sat, Jun 16 2012 08:04:53
  6. armitageblogger
    RAblogger@armitageblogger
    Agreed:Bloomberg's ban on large sodas called "hysterical nanny statery" by Boris Johnson,London Mayor bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/20… via @anglophenia
    Tue, Jun 12 2012 15:49:45

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