NYC's failed cap on sugary drinks prompts soul-searching
After any military operation, participants huddle for what's called a hot wash: an early after-action review that explores what went wrong -- or right-- in an effort to glean lessons for future operations. Public health officials are in the midst of just such a hot wash in the wake of a New York judge's dismissal of a bid to ban the sale of colossal servings of sugary drinks at New York City eateries.
Justice Milton A. Tingling's March 11 ruling, and the lessons that that setback holds for future public health initiatives, was studied in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, in two Perspectives released online-early.
Their conclusion: The objectives and strategy may have been sound -- sugary beverages contribute to obesity, and reducing obesity likely will require reduced consumption of them. But the tactics that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his allies used -- to forbid the sale of those drinks in large containers in some but not all establishments -- was flawed.
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