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In reply to the discussion: All of you who criticized Bloomberg over the Soda ban ... consider this [View all]Mopar151
(10,006 posts)168. As I understand it , serving me 12 oz of soda and 12 oz of ice in a cup is illegal.
Without knowing my circumstances, or metabolisim, it's just dumb. As is setting a serving size based on carbonation, without consideration of sugar content, if you truly need to control sugar.
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All of you who criticized Bloomberg over the Soda ban ... consider this [View all]
srican69
Feb 2013
OP
cthulu! you just made my day with your word pictures! People grown in vats and chariots in
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#140
So does oil, we waste too much...You should only be allowed to buy 10 quarts a year
snooper2
Feb 2013
#19
'deregulation'? wtf? when was this previous time when individuals weren't allowed to buy big
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#107
+1. what a great demonstration of democratic values. "people are too stupid to buy their own
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#106
gad. you're really trying to make the case that this is some kind of revolutionary blow
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#111
That's completely backwards - massive corporate profits are driven by sugar consumption
bhikkhu
Mar 2013
#173
When a substance becomes a public health issue, it is in the interest of society
Luminous Animal
Feb 2013
#37
The vast majority of sexual assaults and domestic violence involve alcohol
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2013
#70
let me get this straight. you want to regulate sugar, but not alcohol or cars?
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#109
Unfortunately I see the "we know what's better for you" mentality on both sides
Puzzledtraveller
Feb 2013
#75
actually no, it's a condition from not drinking enough poison from Corporate fucks PepsiCo. n/t
Whisp
Feb 2013
#76
Ah, too bad. 'Cause paragraph #3 addressed the point you were trying to make. (nt)
jeff47
Feb 2013
#78
"pushing stuff on the public" -- because they're too dumb to resist...
green for victory
Feb 2013
#80
for sure. legal prescription drugs = one of the biggest killers in the US. deaths growing by
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#108
I'm sure the soda industry is well invested in this outrage of loss of human rights. n/t
Whisp
Mar 2013
#143
No one said that. No one is trying to prevent you or anyone else from drinking soda.
randome
Mar 2013
#132
where did I imply that? please point it to me ... HFCS is about 60% fructose .. the cane sugar is
srican69
Feb 2013
#64
Yep, if you want to abstain from sugar, you pretty much have to starve to death.
alp227
Mar 2013
#178
Gosh I guess the Krebs cycle and glycolysis where ATP comes from glucose must be toxic
still_one
Feb 2013
#26
Fructose gets metabolized in the liver and produces some stuff that interferes with the pathways
srican69
Feb 2013
#56
Bottom line is we are at odds all the way to form of government. Forget role and scope.
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#40
Fuck him... Everyone seems to be about choice until someone makes one they disagree with...
Whats_that
Feb 2013
#42
Personally I'm not the biggest fan of soda I usually buy it when I have people over who drink it
Arcanetrance
Feb 2013
#53
I wish I had someone to tell me no a decade or two ago. I welcome help from anyone
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#87
As Kristofferson wrote, Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#115
If Jimmy Stewart's bumbling Georgie Bailey was standing on a bridge ready to jump off
graham4anything
Mar 2013
#122
I for one would rather idolize JFK's stand on fitness, and not Chuck Heston
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#101
Sometimes, IS is just IS and there IS nothing sinister in IS nothing before or after but IS itself
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#94
"when does the government stop trying to control our..."-- as pointed out above
green for victory
Feb 2013
#95
I've always ordered the smaller size drinks, because the larger are just more ice. ;-)
WinkyDink
Mar 2013
#125
Because of its nature. Because of its "mind-set." Because of its targetting.
WinkyDink
Mar 2013
#134
It's not "pro soda" it's pro freedom from punks like bloomie the billionaire
green for victory
Mar 2013
#169
As I understand it , serving me 12 oz of soda and 12 oz of ice in a cup is illegal.
Mopar151
Mar 2013
#168