tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post4747419115821931314..comments2024-03-22T17:05:55.267-04:00Comments on MD Whistleblower: New York City Soda Ban is a Hard SwallowMichael Kirsch, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-57664506317410805762013-08-13T16:04:04.978-04:002013-08-13T16:04:04.978-04:00@NYC Body - well said. Big Gulp is not the enemy....@NYC Body - well said. Big Gulp is not the enemy. Poor Bloomberg just took another hit on 'stop and frisk' yesterday.Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-40548006087458184912013-08-12T23:07:03.317-04:002013-08-12T23:07:03.317-04:00Soda has nothing to do with people getting obese i...Soda has nothing to do with people getting obese in NYC or Worldwide. There many countries where soda is being sold and consumed every freken day and they do not consider soda to be the culprit of their obese population. What about Deserts served after dinner?...that's contain more sugar than soda...what about all the candy sold/used in Halloween? What about the crappy sugary treats your companies have at corporate for all the employees that work for you at Bloomberg? What about ice tea, ice cream, etc...etc...etc. ?.....dear Mr. Bloomberg, what really make people obese is the Saturated Fat amount on products that we consumed every day....I understand that Soda is not healthy, but don't just use it as the culprit that make people in NYC fat.<br /><br />- JamesNYC Bodyhttp://www.nycbody.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-85205001082683892282013-03-14T08:11:58.981-04:002013-03-14T08:11:58.981-04:00Looks like one guy didn't drink the soda ban K...Looks like one guy didn't drink the soda ban Kool Aid! http://goo.gl/O8lT3Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-57806208657285012902013-03-01T18:33:29.195-05:002013-03-01T18:33:29.195-05:00To the lone dissenter above: Why remain anonymous?...To the lone dissenter above: Why remain anonymous? I agree with much of your comment but you are dead wrong that my views can be explained by a fear that my income might be threatened by any medical advance. If you take some time to read through other posts on this blog, particularly in the Ethics Quality section, you might realize that this gratuitious sentiment is misplaced. Nevertheless, I appreciate your view and thank you for commenting. Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-57698841790111641042013-03-01T11:08:59.793-05:002013-03-01T11:08:59.793-05:00I seem to be the lone dissenter so far, so here go...I seem to be the lone dissenter so far, so here goes.<br /><br />By your own admission in your post about probiotics, nutrition is not one of your areas of expertise, calling it a 'soft subject' that was not included as part of your medical training. You then go on to not-so-thinly imply that wellness and preventive medicine are little more than New Age silliness, on par with incense and crystals. And now, on your rant about Big Gub'mint Soda Usurpation you highlight the myriad evils of government intervention into such matters as diet.<br /><br />Perhaps if people like you, who are the subject matter experts in the structure and function of human digestion, took nutrition more seriously there would be no need for admittedly ham-handed government policies aimed at trying to do SOMETHING about the epidemic of adult AND childhood obesity. <br /><br />Perhaps if people like you were more interested in the prevention of diet-related disease, instead of profiting handsomely from it, the information vacuum would not need to be filled by expensive, intrusive, and, usually, ineffective public policy mandates.<br /><br />I don't at all disagree that much of the nutrition and wellness products industry is nothing more than junk science and slick marketing. But I suspect that your obvious disdain for non-FDA sanctioned remedies has less to do with a preference for the scientific method, and more to do with a generalized fear that your professions five-figure cash cows (e.g. colonoscopies) might one day be rendered obsolete by smaller portions, more nutrition education, and, quite possibly, a more effective digestive system courtesy of a little, round capsule. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-12749362332921912812013-02-13T23:19:39.480-05:002013-02-13T23:19:39.480-05:00Earth. Pass the popcorn.Earth. Pass the popcorn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-3114890755427345812013-02-11T12:22:45.036-05:002013-02-11T12:22:45.036-05:00I think increasing calorie content awareness and m...I think increasing calorie content awareness and more education about nutrition may do more than this soft drink ban. What a waste of time and money!!!Matthewhttp://www.pleasehealthyourself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-68863726770309443282013-02-11T09:35:33.228-05:002013-02-11T09:35:33.228-05:00Personal responsibility? For my own knowledge, wha...Personal responsibility? For my own knowledge, what planet do you inhabit?Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323692122514281455.post-13623611643681214462013-02-10T08:28:35.849-05:002013-02-10T08:28:35.849-05:00You have to eat 4 Big Macs to equal the fat conten...You have to eat 4 Big Macs to equal the fat content of a large bucket of buttered popcorn. Will butter be the next thing to go? What ever happened to people being responsible for their own actions and the consequences???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com