Weight Watchers and other diet groups support NYC's crackdown on big, sugary drinks
"NEW YORK, N.Y. - Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups said Tuesday they are supporting the city's proposed crackdown on super-sized, sugary drinks, adding prominent weight loss groups' influence to the campaign ahead of a vote next week.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Weight Watchers North America President David Burwick announced the groups join a list of physicians, elected officials and others who have come out in support of the plan.
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Bloomberg says the proposal is a sensible way to fight obesity in a city that spends billions of dollars a year on weight-related health problems.
"Our proposal for reasonable portion sizes won't prevent anyone from buying or drinking as much soda as they want," he said Tuesday, noting that people could choose to buy more than one cup or bottle.
"But it will help people keep from inadvertently taking in junk calories" just because a beverage is jumbo-sized, the mayor said."
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