New Jersey 101.5 » sugary drinks http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 22:00:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NYC Soda Ban Could Face Legal Test http://nj1015.com/nyc-soda-ban-could-face-legal-test/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-soda-ban-could-face-legal-test/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:06:38 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=120455 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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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-soda-ban-could-face-legal-test/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Is There a Link Between Sugary Drinks and Obesity? Federal Government to Conduct Study http://nj1015.com/is-there-a-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-obesity-federal-government-to-conduct-study/ http://nj1015.com/is-there-a-link-between-sugary-drinks-and-obesity-federal-government-to-conduct-study/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:00:14 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=117144 U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has introduced an amendment to the federal Farm Bill that would require the federal government to study the possible link between sugary beverages and obesity in the United States. The study would also investigate how public health proposals that affect the cost and size of sugary beverages would impact obesity.

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