纽约拟禁售大杯汽水及含糖饮料

We're gonna turn now to the looming ban this morning on Super size Sugary drinks. New York city planning to outlaw sales of big sodas and other sweet drinks over certain size in an effort to curb obesity. It is the first ever nationwide ban of this kind. And ABC's Dr. Richard Bester is here with more. And Rich, this is raising a lot of byproducts.

It really is. I mean this is big, this is a dramatic measure. You know, the mayor is saying this is about helping people lose weight, because more than half of all the people in New York city are obesity or overweight, and that number is only growing.

If approved, the ban could prevent restaurants, galleries and even movie theaters from selling sugar drinks large than 16 ounces. Drinks in cups and bottles larger than that will be illegal. Larger sizes of the water, milk and fruit juices could still be sold. New York mayor Mike Bloomberg told the New York Times, New York city is not about reining your hands, is about doing something. I think that's what is the public wants the mayor to do. He says he's targeting the drinks because of their empty calories. That they cause people to gain weights with an hour help them feel full. And idea this city has been pushing in public service ads since 2009.

--I think it's a good way to sent message that you know, he's supporting healthier life styles.

--I don't think it's the mayor's job to decide what sort of soft drinks that people might have them anywhere in the world want to buy for that matter.

The proposed ban is just the latest what many called his war on obesity. Since being elected, Bloomberg has banned smoking in public places, stopped the use of transfat in city restaurants, and also required them to pose calorie counts on menus. and idea lately incorporated in president Obama's healthcare legislation in 2010.

So, let me show you what this looks like, Grabin, this is 16 ounce cup, that has 200 calories, and 12.5 sugar cubes. 12.5 that's a lot of sugar. So, the mayor is looking to ban anything about that. So here, we have 32 ounce cup, 400 calories, that's kind of 25 sugar cubes. That's a ton of sugar.

So, like you said, it's empty calories but I don't think people realize, I mean, when they see like this, they think, the tons abit, what do you think about all these tons of

Well, you know clearly if you want to lose weight, the one thing to do is do not have that sodas, if you have, if you, 120 ounces soda per day, and you cut that out, you can lose 25 pounds a year. 25 pounds but you have to want to do it and I don't think this ban is gonna make people want to change the behaviour.

you hit it, you have to want to do, but at least it gets sparking dialogue.

we talk, that's right

People are talking about, no, but to the same, (everyone is talking about that), but to say it is against the law.

That's a little far.

That is.

That's really debate, it's gonna be

Thanks guys