6,000 New Yorkers Oppose Super Size Soda Ban

New Yorkers have started to petition against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed “soda ban,” which will create size restrictions on soft drinks, juice drinks, sports drinks, flavored water and teas sold at many retail outlets.

The ban would affect delis, restaurants, movie theaters, street cars, sports arenas, corner stores and bodegas, limiting customers to only purchasing 16 ounces of these beverages.

New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, a coalition of New York restaurants, movie theaters, businesses and citizens opposed to the proposed soda ban, announced the ban currently has 62,344 signatures. The coalition is encouraging all New Yorkers to make their voices heard by filing a comment with the Department of Health in advance of a July 24 public hearing on the proposal. Canvassers are out in all five boroughs, educating New York about the impact of the proposed ban.

“These numbers are a testament to the fact that New Yorkers feel this proposal is arbitrary, ineffective and overzealous,” said Eliot Hoff, spokesman for New Yorkers for Beverage Choices. “New Yorkers aren’t just going to accept government dictating what they are allowed to drink, and in what quantities. It’s not what New Yorkers want or need.”

A total of 675 businesses have joined the New Yorkers for Beverage Choices coalition so far.

Henry Calderon, president of East Harlem Chamber of Commerce, said the proposal could be a target against small businesses by enforcing more restrictions.

“Mom & Pop shops are struggling to survive,” he said. “We cannot force them to act as mother and father to their customers, policing what they eat and drink.”

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic is on location in Central Park, New York City to find out people’s reactions to Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed Super Size Soda ban.

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Beyonce Tops List For American Idol

With the recent loss of both Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez from American Idol, the executives at FOX are scrambling to fill their seats at the judges table. While stars from Adam Lambert to Miley Cyrus have been rumored as possible replacements, we’ve learned who is actually FOX’s biggest wish.

A source reveals to HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Beyonce is FOX’s dream judge. According to the source, they want younger, more relevant, and established talent at their judge’s table. Other names our source says that are being considered are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Pink, and Kanye West.

Our source tells us that FOX wants American Idol to make as much of a “splash” as The X Factor, so they anticipate one “huge name” star to join the show.

Look who’s on the red TOMATO carpet with the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops at the 66th Annual Tony Awards to support diabetes awareness.

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand Officially Divorced

Divabetic’s Diabetes Roundtable inspiration, Katy Perry and Russell Brand are officially no longer a part of each other.

E! News has confirmed that the “Part of Me” singer’s marriage to the British funnyman came to a hard, court-sanctioned end Monday, closing the book on one of showbiz’s oddest couples, whose 14-month union seemed to end as quickly as it began.

The couple reached an agreement about their divorce in February but, per California law, had to wait for six months for the union to be officially dissolved.

The duo married on Oct. 23, 2010, but Brand filed for divorce in December the following year, citing irreconcilable differences.

And although they officially became single today, that hasn’t stopped either from jumping back into the dating pool: Back in March, Perry burned up the Paris party scene with hottie French model Baptiste Giabiconi and then, just a month later, was spotted packing on the PDA with Florence + the Machine guitarist Robert Ackroyd at Coachella.

Brand, meanwhile, was linked to Hungarian model Nikolett Barabas in March.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t some remorse, though: In May, the funnyman confessed to Ellen DeGeneres his affection for his ex, saying, “I still love her as a human being” and added that he’s only got “love and positivity for her.”

What’s your relationship like with fruit? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red TOMATO carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

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