I would be bring my own salt shaker with me and for soda? I would be ordering two of their largest. One for my imaginary friend sitting across from me.
When did Boomberg become a health specialist? We all need some sodium in our system. And for sodas? I don't drink them at all. Yet I too am overweight. I might drink a bottle of carbonated soda or seltzer water with a squirt of lemon about every six months. Does that count as a soda?
We have a zealous mayor in Boston as well. But he hasn't gone as far as Bloomberg yet. His approach is excercise. He has started a bicycle program to get people to ride a bike to work. He is asking the summer programs for kids in the summer to put in more outside active games into their programs. Get the kids moving again. Volley Ball is one of his suggestions. I think it is an excellent idea. We also have a free tennis program for inner city kids.
If you are going to address the obesity program in this country, start where the problem starts. With the kids. Excercise is addictive. Ask any runner.