Public Health and Legal Arguments in Favor of a Policy to Cap the Portion Sizes of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.

In 2012, the New York City Board of Health passed a regulation prohibiting the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages in containers above 16 ounces in the city's food service establishments. The beverage industry and various retailers sued the city to prevent enforcement of the law, arguing that the boar...

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Published in:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 105; no. 11; pp. 2183 - 2191
Main Authors:	Roberto, Christina A., Pomeranz, Jennifer L.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Public Health Association Nov2015
Subjects:	New York (N.Y.) New York (State) New York (N.Y.). Board of Health Law enforcement Retail industry Government policy Actions & defenses (Law) Taxation Health policy Content analysis Health promotion Public administration Public health Beverage sales & prices Sugar laws & legislation Beverage containers Food service Beverage laws Industries Research funding Statistical sampling Statistics Descriptive statistics Dietary sucrose
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