Potential Effect of the New York City Policy Regarding Sugared Beverages

Abstract

To the Editor: New York City recently proposed a policy that would prohibit the sale of most sugar-sweetened beverages in quantities of more than 16 oz at all restaurants, including fast-food restaurants.(1) These beverages have been implicated as a contributor to obesity. We evaluated the potential effect of this policy on the consumption of calories from beverages at fast-food restaurants. We combined data from two separate studies in which receipts were collected from consumers at fast-food restaurants, including 1624 receipts that listed a beverage (excluding milk shakes) from three different fast-food restaurants in four separate cities (New York City; Newark, . . .