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soda_cap_health_policy.pptx
Soda tax Good or bad health policy?
What is the soda ban?
http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000001768095/soda-ban- explained.html
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/xeubn9/drink-different---pick-your- poison
What is the “Soda Ban”
Enacted by the New York City Department of Public Health in 2012
Fact Verse Fiction
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/cdp/sugary-drink-facts.pdf
Results
We hold that the New York City Board of Health, in adopting the "Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule," exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority. By choosing among competing policy goals, without any legislative delegation or guidance, the Board engaged in law-making and thus infringed upon the legislative jurisdiction of the City Council of New York.
Today's ruling does not change the fact that sugary drink consumption is a key driver of the obesity epidemic, and we will continue to look for ways to stem the twin epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes by seeking to limit the pernicious effects of aggressive and predatory marketing of sugary drinks and unhealthy foods.
