Man Drinks 'Glass Of Fat' In NYC Anti-Soda Video

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By SCOTT RAPOPORT, CBS 2 HD NEWS
NEW YORK (CBS) ―

A man drinks a substance that is supposed to represent a glass of fat in a new video released by the NYC Health Department to demonstrate that drinking soda can lead to obesity.

There's a controversial new video ad on the Internet aimed at curbing people's cravings for sugary soft drinks.

The message has been presented in perhaps the most "tasteless" way possible.

It's the latest skinny on those high-calorie, sugary sweet soft drinks.

"That's nasty. That's horrible," one woman told CBS 2 HD on Monday night.

It's a 30-second video released Monday showing globs of fat being gulped from a soft drink can.

"I don't want any soda again," said Patsy Callymore of Brooklyn.

It's a graphic depiction from the New York City Department of Health of the potential effects of over consuming sugary beverages.

http://wcbstv.com/health/anti.obesity.fat.2.1368606.html

BLECH.

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[LoZoccolo]

3. Who said that you couldn't? n/t

[DainBramaged]

4. BuhBye asshole.......

[LoZoccolo]

2. I'm surprised that in many states, you can buy it with food stamps. n/t

[ThatPoetGuy]

5. I'm a healthy eater, and I'm on food stamps.

I don't drink soda, but I think disallowing food stamps to pay for soda would further rob the poor of any sense of dignity.

It does frustrate me, though, that my food stamps will pay for candy, cake, and ice cream, but not healthy things like vitamins, fiber supplements, or protein powder.

[Dorian Gray]

6. They should cover

vitamins, definitely! That's a shame that they don't. I guess they don't count as food, though.

I agree with you that dis-allowing food stamps to go toward purchasing soda would be robbing the poor of their sense of dignity, though.