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Good to see you. bell vick, do you go to the store to get it? >> prescribed by doctors. this is good news last decade you mentioned we haven't had a lot of drugs come in. the fda reject them because they can be abusive and people are affected by side-effects. they decided it is fairly safe. given by prescriptions and it's definitely given the kind of obese tifr we have in this country this would be a drug. the one that is parallel is a similar mechanism that has been available for a year or so but they work well. a message to a lot of people that listen, if you want to get rid of obesity this ...

Consumer reports and shop smart magazine is doing some serious crunching. always good to have you here. >> thanks for joining us. >> good to see you. >> everybody loves a cracker. >> i love crackers. >> my kids goes crazy for crackers. >> i go cuckoo for crackers. >> healthy? >> yes these are healthy. we looked at dozens of crackers and tasted them. we were also looking at the health information. we wanted tasty and healthy. >> and portion control, how many of these you can eat. >> yes. i have portion controlled these out. you've got all of these 11 crackers. this is the kashi, original seven ...

New york city that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban. local businesses were worried about their bottom line. like this theater that says 30% of its business is from large beverage sales. this is the largest size, it's 44 ounces. this is the smallest, it's 22 ounces. the theater would have had to lose those large sizes in favor of 16 ounces or less. it had general manager russell levinson worried his small theater would lose tens of thousands of dollars in sales. >> an independent theater like ours, it's a pretty significant hit. >> reporter: the portion control vow, co...

The growing epidemic of obesity. >> we're not banning anything. it's called portion control. it's a typical way that companies use to and governments use to explain to people what's in their interest and what isn't. >> some people are already being told certain showodas are banne and others say they have to sweeten their own coffees. new york won't enforce it till june. >> a mad rush to buy like large sodas. grandfather in. i'll stack my 20-ounce soda. aheadening rlt rlt, the moment where the world baseball classic turns into an all-out brawl. i mean, this was an unbelievable fight. >> oh, i...

Sugary drinks takes effect tomorrow on tuesday, despite on going legal attempts to overturn it. city inspectors will be armed with 17 ounce measuring cups to make sure restaurants and eateries are --. martha: they will measure them in cups? bill: that's what they say. it is about portion control. inspectors will issue $200 fine if you break the rule. new yorkers can buy supersize drink at supermarket at convenes stores like 7-eleven not regulated by the state. deli, next door, evergreen, i know you go there. they're watching right now. they're none too heap about this coming their way. martha:...