Saturday, 25 May 2013, 9:57 pm

News that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is moving to restrict the sale of supersized fizzy drinks is hardly surprising. In 2003, Bloomberg signed legislation banning smoking in the city’s bars and restaurants, a ban that was extended to cover parks and beaches just last year. In 2006, the diminutive billionaire turned his attention to fatty foods as New York became the first city in America to outlaw artificial trans-fats in restaurants. Two years after that, legislation was passed requiring calorie-counts to be posted on restaurant menus. Now it looks as if soft drink containers ove...