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August 13, 2012

America's Losing Battle Against Soft Drinks

Ullrich Fichtner, Der Spiegel

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Overweight Americans place a massive burden on the US health care system, a problem New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes to help solve with a ban on supersized soft drinks. But the highly publicized offensive against sugary sodas has erupted into a debate about personal freedom.

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