Sugary Drink Ban

"The New York City Board of Health rubber stamped Mayor Michael Bloomberg's much maligned sugary drink regulation, banning the sale of beverages larger than 16 ounces in restaurants, movie theaters and food carts" (Forbes article, "Goodbye Big Gulps in Mayor Bloomberg's New York, Hello Big Government") Recently, there has been lots of opposition from New Yorkers about the newest ban on big drinks. The mayor says that his sugary drink ban will help reduce obesity in the city. I don't know if I agree with this. I remember seeing this issue brought up in a prompt that I had to write from the ACT essay section. The problem is that the ban will not stop people from buying sugary drinks, it will just make them have to pay more money to get more sugary drinks instead of drinking it all in one cup. I think that obesity in America is very serious and if the drinks have to take one for the team in order to help the wellbeing of the people, then I think it's fine. If there was a ban on the type of drinks inside the cups then that would be another issue, but this is just banning the size of the cups. This brings up the question, "How involved can the government get in our diets, and are the government's decisions reasonable when bans are announced." I will definitely be thinking about this next time I go grocery shopping or buying a sugary drink at McDonald's.