Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Obesity is very possibly the biggest health problem facing the Western world nowadays, and the role of sugar (and its cheaper substitutes like corn syrup) is emerging as an all-purpose villain in the war against fatness To curb obesity in New York City, Mayor Mike Bloomberg recently announced plans to meddle in the soda consumption of average New Yorkers. And for a big business guy like Bloomberg, that’s a risky move- and one guaranteed to piss off the people who make the sugary drinks that have in part made America a supremely jiggly natioN And in the obesity wars, not surprisingly, it did. Loss of revenue for big soda manufacturers — who, let’s face it, are only a small part of why we have such a struggle with weight in the US — is guaranteed to be a big side effect of a NYC soda ban, not to mention the part where it de facto validates blame for soda companies as well as there being an inevitable future declaration of success regardless of how the NYC soda ban works out.

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity

Soda and obesity