No would one be surprised if Washington, DC, followed New York City in banning the sale of large, sugary drinks.
The idea of a ban being considered in the District of Columbia was first reported this week by local and national media.
Julie Gunlock, director of the Women for Food Freedom project at the Independent Women's Forum, says that at this point the ban is conjectural, but still quite likely.
"It's important to point out that there is no piece of legislation that has been introduced in Washington, DC, or put before the city council," she tells OneNewsNow.
"A city council member responded to a reporter saying, Hey, yeah, I'm interested in proposing this. This is something we will definitely consider. I think people are reacting to this because nobody would be surprised if DC did this. When New York passes something like this, you often see there is a domino effect and other large cities follow."
Gunlock says, frankly, soda bans and soda taxes are merely a way for politicians to look like they are tackling a big health problem, when in reality there are other things they could be doing.
"I live right outside of DC; our local news covers Northern Virginia, parts of Maryland and DC. It is really astounding the problems that DC has," she declares.
"It has a massive traffic problem and an affordable housing shortage. You have a City Council and government officials that have been investigated, not to mention violent crime is up 40 percent in the District and unemployment is nearly 9 percent."