The cost of supermarket alcohol - making it cheaper to drink at home - and the smoking ban and rising costs of food are cited as some of the reasons for staying away or staying in.
Blame it on stressful jobs, salt-laden fast-food, smoking and lack of exercise.
They looked at all kinds of factors that can affect our weight such as TV watching, changes in physical activity levels, smoking and the consumption of all kinds of food and drink.
The prohibition was the latest sweeping health initiative proposed by Mr. Bloomberg, who over 11 years as mayor has banned smoking in many public places, outlawed the sale of food with trans fats and required many fast-food joints to post calories.
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of October, 2009, gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) power to regulate smokeless tobacco products.
Besides overindulgence in food and booze, leading causes of heartburn include cigarette smoking, being overweight, wearing tight clothes around your waist and, rather unfairly, pregnancy.
Worried about public health and the effects of passive smoking, ministers proposed a limited ban on smoking in restaurants and pubs serving food.
Keep Britain Tidy said fast-food litter was one of the main problems these days, and that smoking-related litter had doubled since bans were introduced for enclosed public places.
Unlike smoking, or excessive gambling and drinking, eating junk food does not directly impair the well-being of anyone else.
Smoking is set to be banned in workplaces from summer 2007, with the exception of pubs which do not serve food.
Bloomberg stands accused because he is attempting to limit the size of sodas after previously oppressing New York residents by restricting public smoking and regulating sodium and trans fats in food.
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