New Yorkers turn out to argue against, and for, sugary soda limit
NEW YORK (MCT) — It’s not often that a Twinkie earns a bit of praise from a nutrition expert, or that a hefty elected official confesses his food vices before a room packed with spectators and the media.
But nothing was routine as New York’s Board of Health held a public hearing Tuesday on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed limit on the sale of super-sized sugary sodas.
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