NYC passes 1st US ban of oversized sugary drinks

In this July 9, 2012 file photo, protester Eric Moore sips on an extra-large beverage during a protest against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to prohibit licensed food establishments from using containers larger than 455ml to serve high-calorie drinks at City Hall in New York. The era of the supersized cola may come to an end in New York City on Thursday, Sept 13, 2012, when health officials are expected to approve the 455ml limit. -- PHOTO: AP

The quadruple bypass cheese burger is displayed at Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona on June 17, 2009. The restaurant is known for its hospital theme and triple and quadruple bypass burgers. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Tracy Duve serves nachos at Tony's I-75 Restaurant in Birch Run, Michigan, on Oct 15, 2006. Tony's, located just north of Flint, has been serving locals and travelers journeying along the interstate highway in Michigan for more than 50 years and is known for their enormous portions. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man takes a bite from a hot dog in Hollywood, California on Oct 3, 2007. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Chicken sandwiches prepared by Ms Justa Canaviri Choque, known as "La Justa", sit on a counter during her TV programme in La Paz in this picture taken on Feb 7, 2008. La Justa is a vivacious indigenous woman whose cooking show helped change a television landscape dominated by paler faces. But she is wary now of rising ethnic resentment in her native Bolivia. Picture taken on Feb 7. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A slice of Margherita pizza is served at Braz pizzeria in Sao Paulo, on Sept 28, 2007. Sao Paulo is home to more than 6,000 pizza parlours that, in all, churn out close to a million pies a day, according to the local association of pizzerias. By some estimates, only New Yorkers devour more pizzas annually than Paulistanos. Picture taken on Sept 28, 2007. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A typical German fast food dish of 'Currywurst with chips', which is a sausage with curry powder and ketchup served with fries, is pictured at a takeaway in Dortmund on May 22, 2006. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Garlic fries are displayed during a media food tour at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 15, 2009. The Yankees first home game at the new Yankee Stadium is scheduled for Thursday. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Ms Ellen Cosmas, 40, from Australia, looks at a food stand at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California on Sept 5, 2012. The nation's largest county fair, running from Aug 31 to Sept 30, is celebrating its 90th anniversary. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman holds a plate of fried food at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California on Sept 5, 2012. The nation's largest county fair, running from Aug 31 to Sept 30, is celebrating its 90th anniversary. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A hamburger is displayed in Hollywood, California on Oct 3, 2007. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

A man holds a plate of fries at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California on Sept 5, 2012. The nation's largest county fair, running from Aug 31 to Sept 30, is celebrating its 90th anniversary. -- PHOTO: REUTERS