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Soda

Court rejects NYC portion cap for sugary drinks

June 27, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my blog post for Huffington Post "Court rejects NYC portion cap for sugary drinks." You can also read it …

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Filed Under: Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Portion control, Soda Tagged With: diabetes, Mary Bassett, Mayor Bill De Blasio, New York City, obesity, portion cap, soda ban, sugary drink portion cap rule, sugary drinks

Hawaii to cap sizes of sugary drinks

January 31, 2014 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post "Hawaii to cap the sizes of sugary drinks." You can also read it …

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Filed Under: NYC Department of Health, Portion control, Portion size, Soda Tagged With: Bill De Blasio, Calories, NYC health department, obesity, pouring on hte pounds, soda, sugary beverages

Fighting Obesity in New York City One Cup at a Time

March 15, 2013 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

It has been a busy week in New York City surrounding discussions of Mayor Bloomberg's portion-size restriction for …

Fighting Obesity in New York City One Cup at a TimeRead More

Filed Under: Food portion, Liquid calories, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Portion control, Soda Tagged With: Calories, Huffington Post, New York City, Serving size, soda, soda ban, Supersize

Does drinking soda cause depression?: Not so fast

January 15, 2013 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on soda and depression. You can also read it here. As a …

Does drinking soda cause depression?: Not so fastRead More

Filed Under: Soda Tagged With: depression, diet soda, liquid calories

Back to the Future: A Return to Smaller Beverage Sizes

September 28, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Here is my latest blog post for Huffington Post. New York City’s Board of Health recently approved Mayor …

Back to the Future: A Return to Smaller Beverage SizesRead More

Filed Under: Calories, Food portion, McDonald's, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Portion Teller, Public health, Soda, Super Size Me, Weight control Tagged With: Fast food, portion size, Serving size, soda ban, sugar-sweetened beverages, supersize food portions

Diet industry supports Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to limit oversized beverages.

September 5, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Here is my latest post for Huffington Post. You can also read it below. One week before the Board of Health …

Diet industry supports Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to limit oversized beverages.Read More

Filed Under: Calories, Dieting, Food portion, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Soda Tagged With: Diet industry, NYC Department of Health, Portion sizes, soda, sugar seetened beverages, Weigh Watchers

Public Hearing on Sugary Drink Ban in NYC

July 26, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on the hearing for the ban on oversized drinks in New York …

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Filed Under: NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion Teller, Public health, Soda Tagged With: Calories, Fast food, nutrition, portion size, Serving size, soda, weight loss

Size Matters, at least in NYC!

June 4, 2012 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

This is an invited post I wrote for Huffington Post on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on soda sizes in NYC.   …

Size Matters, at least in NYC!Read More

Filed Under: Food portion, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Public health, Serving size, Soda Tagged With: 16 oz soda, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Department of Health, NYC soda ban, obesity, portion control, portion size, Serving size, soda

NYC’s Portion Campaign Continues

February 10, 2012 //  by ncreatives

A month ago, the NYC Department of Health launched a new campaign on portion sizes--Cut Your Portions. Cut Your …

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Filed Under: Calories, Food portion, Liquid calories, NYC Department of Health, Obesity, Portion control, Portion size, Public health, Serving size, Soda, Uncategorized Tagged With: Calories, NYC Department of Health, obesity, portion control, portion size, Serving size, soda

Pouring on the pounds

November 2, 2011 //  by Dr. Lisa Young

The NYC Department of Health just launched another soda education campaign, this one describing how drinking just one 20 …

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Filed Under: NYC Department of Health, Soda Tagged With: Calories, NYC Department of Health, obesity, soda

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