date:Jun 09, 2012
understands the scale of the challenge.
The New York City Beverage Association (NYCBA) said the measures, which could come into effect next year, werezealous.
The city is not going to address the obesity issue by attacking soda[sweetened soft drinks]because soda is not driving the obesity rates,NYCBA spokesman Stefan Friedman said in a statement.
Obesity levels
But officials at Mayor Bloombergs office at City Hall disagree. Citing a 2006 study, they argue that sugary drinks are the biggest f