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New York City is asking appeals judges to reinstate a ban on supersized sodas and other sugary drinks.

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A state judge has halted New York City's ban on large size sugary drinks a day before it was to become law while Mayor Mike Bloomberg vows to appeal and urged businesses to comply with the law even if it is not being enforced.

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Opponents of the city's plan to crack down on supersized, sugary drinks have asked a judge to delay enforcement of it, saying beverage makers and sellers shouldn't have to spend millions of dollars to comply until a court rules on whether the measure is legal.

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Soft drink makers, restaurateurs and other businesses are suing to block New York City's move to end the sale of super-sized, sugary drinks in many eateries.  The American Beverage Association and others sued the city Friday.  A City Hall spokesman says the lawsuit is baseless and health officials had authority for the regulation.

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Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator wants the U.S Surgeon General to investigate the possible link between sugary drinks and obesity.

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One of New York City's most ambitious efforts to prod residents to live healthier appears poised to pass as a health panel takes up a plan to cut down sales of big-sized sodas and other sugary drinks.

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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups say they are supporting New York City's proposed crackdown on super-sized, sugary drinks.

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The mayor of Cambridge has proposed limiting the size of soda and sugar-sweetened beverages sold in city restaurants, saying she was inspired by a similar measure in New York City.

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If New York City bans big sugary sodas, what's next? Large slices of pizza? Tubs of movie-theater popcorn? The 16-ounce strip steak?

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