At the press conference, Bloomberg commented on his non “war against soda”:

“We are not waging a war against soda. We merely suggested through the force of law that people should think about how much soda they were drinking. As our slogan said  Count the cups, don’t slurp it up.”

The political backlash has been dramatic. An informal “Trash ‘Em” campaign left thousands of 16 ounce cups littering public buildings, each one spilling a few ounces intentionally left in the cup. The sticky mess was amazing.

One protestor yelled from across the street “You don’t think we have any discipline Mr. Bloomberg? We are happy to drink less soda and leave it on your doorstep.”

Bloomberg continued:
“We will not be stopped by these childish protests, punishable as Class C felonies by 2-4 years in the state penitentiary. The cup size limit will be enforced.

Further, we have mandated that cheeseburgers may no longer be accompanied by any paper products such as plates or napkins. If you want to eat your fattening cheeseburger, bring your own napkin.

Plain hamburgers are not affected. Rules are being drafted for which toppings may or may not trigger the paper ban.

Really, people. Just think a moment before fattening youselves up. Government cares about you. I care about you.”

No matter how the researchers looked at the data, they could find no correlation at all between obesity and attending a school where sweets and salty snacks were available.

Jennifer Van Hook is the lead author and a professor of sociology and demography at Penn State. “Food preferences are established early in life. The problem of childhood obesity cannot be placed solely in the hands of schools.”
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