"Her reluctance to embrace the effort is noteworthy because she has championed other nutrition and diet proposals from the mayor, including mandating that major restaurants post calorie counts and requiring that school lunches be healthier." Responding to a question about the proposal, she said that she thought a better approach would be "giving parents and families tools they need to make the right choices."
Senator Gillibrand, as well as other Democratic senators in the state, are receiving complaints that Congress has become "too intrusive in the life of everyday Americans" and a "crackdown on soda consumption could further fuel that criticism."
The proposed change "would apply to beverages containing more than 10 calories per 8 ounces, with an exception for fruit juices without added sugar, milk products and milk substitutes."
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Posted: 10/12/2010
