Large Sodas a no-no in New York passes?

Hey... It is always bad idea to force someone to do something... I thought it was here in India only. I'm sure though, that American people will revolt... The people of NY will not accept anything blindly... Here in India, its all about forcing people to do things.. People resist for some time, only some of 'em and then they give up... No one, unfortunately, ever recognizes it.. It's become hell to be here...

hi sarahruthbeth I hope it does pass as we Americans seemed to want to kill ourselves overdoing every type of food or drink. oversized this or that,Its time someone slowed some of that crap ' down a bit.WE get the extra large st uff and we become extra large with the resulting heart attacks, strokes, type two diabetes its time some things are toned down t hen maybe people will realize too nmuch of a good thing is no longer good.Its not food police its common sense.thats my thoughts.here in C alifornia you bring in a drink from out side the waitresses have a hissyfit.

Self-control is the problem, not the sizes of our plates and cups. I think more than what we eat, the lack of exercise contributes to obesity more than anything. But I don't like my government telling me what containers are appropriate to hold my beverages. I'm very tired of the government butting in where they are not wanted nor needed.

personally, i don't like the government telling me how to live. we're SUPPOSED to be FREE nation. how is it free if i'm constantly told what i can and cannot have. ordinarily, i don't buy supersize sodas, just for the fact i never finish them. i hate to waste my money like that. but if i wanted to make that decision to have a supersize, then that is MY right! the constitution gives me that right. i think people, in general, know what they can handle and what they can't handle. IT'S NOT UP TO THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL ME WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT HAVE! i work 7 days a week so they can vacation wherever they want to! don't tell me i can't have supersize soda to get through my day, let alone my week. btw, i'm 5'11" and only 20 lbs heavier than what i need to be. but that's attributed to eating junk food before going to bed. my job keeps me going all day long to where i burn more calories than what i usually bring in. i've gone from drinking a 12 pack of soda in a day to making it last all month. so the government......kiss that!

Well, when they say restaurants they really mean fast food places. But that is not going to stop someone from drinking as much as they want. Even if you can only buy a 16 oz soda, you can get more after that. Look, the average person mainly drinks one drink when they eat at lets say McDonald's. but the one person that wants more will just get more. This law is not stopping anyone. And besides, if you cannot get what you want at one place, you will either stop going or find somewhere else to go. The mayor is a moron. I also cannot believe that this law passed. I am in shock. But I don't care. Because if I want a large soda, I will just go buy a 2 liter bottle and take it home.

It's all about personal responsibility. It's the sale of the Big Gulps that are making people fat, it is the people buying them. As others noted, those who want to drink that much, will find a way. It will really do nothing to make people healthier. Trust me, the folks who are living on Big Gulps are not eating wheat bread and granola the rest of the time. They are eating Big Macs, etc. They will be just as unhealthy with this law as before, just with smaller drinks.

I think that this has went way to far and a mayor shouldn't have that kind of power to even say what people can drink.....that should be a freedom to make that choice.

I heard about this as well. So when you go to the movies you wont be able to get the largest size soda you will have to get smaller and then hope you can get free refills or you will have to go back and purchase another drink spending more money. I dont think this is going to help people at all they will still drink the amount they usually do.

Maybe the proponents of this law think that they've just won a crucial step into getting people healthy. But in reality, like you said, I think they've just pi55ed a lot of people off. There are certainly many ways around this. And I don't think that people who buy large sodas would stop buying them just because it's 'not' allowed.

I hear a debate going on about this! I do think they went too far with this. I also think they are kinda messing with our freedom of choice when it comes to the size of something we want. I mean, this IS America right? We are basically free to do whatever we want except we have to fallow the law and if we break that law we get what's coming to us. And even that's messed up. Get this: if u take another life u get ten years and that without evidence. But when a little girl or boy is touched in some was by an adult u get 20 to life. I mean anyone can he or she touched me and wham u r fresh meat-in prison! Now I know we're not talking about this I was just giving u an example of how messed up the government is. I understand that's how it is and they're doing it to benifits everyone but still. Whoever came up with this idea should be f.i.r.e.d. This is going too far what's going to be next!? Supersize orders? It would be just fine with me if they would leave that alone but let the buyer know what is in the drink. There's this commercial about a woman buying burgers,fries and a drink. And when she comes to get it the cashier says something like this is ur order or obesedy,clogged arteries, and weight gain. And this other man who's buying smokes, that cashier says this will lead to mouth cancer and other cancers throughout ur body. Then the man changes his mind about buying cigerates all together and leaves without buying any! They should do something like that but I doubt they will. I think we all know what we are in for when we buy what we buy. But some of us don't and those that don't....I don't know about them. I don't even buy supersize anything. I have changed the way I eat and have become a better person because of that. I do eat what I'm not "supposed" to eat but I also eat more whole grains and water. Anyways I am healthy woman at the age of 31. I am overweight but I have no diabetes or cancers. I am going to do something about my weight soon. This was a good speach u did! Well done, friend :)

I think having this bill take effect would definitely benefit the new generation. I notice that kids nowadays are so much into artificial food that at an early age of 12 they are already diabetic and also suffer from diseases that 10 years ago only older people experiences. The government are doing their jobs to guide, guard and take care of its people. And this is just one of the steps and which I think would be very fruitful

I think it's ridiculous.If someone wants that much soda they will just get more then one to make up for the size. People are in control of their health not the place selling it. If you want to eat big Macs at McDonald's everyday that is your choice. I personally wouldn't but or ever want that much soda but maybe some days I would...again it should be up to that individual person.