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so songs himself, as a member of the black eyed peas. we hang for a day with will.i.am. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 1st, 2012. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, are those super-sized drinks really responsible for the escalating obesity epidemic? new york city's major michael bloomberg seems to think at least in part they are. this week, he proposed a city-wide ban on sodas and juleses over 16 ounces. and while those sweet drinks do contain a shocking amo...

the black eyed peas. we hang for a day with will.i.am. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 1st, 2012. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, are those super-sized drinks really responsible for the escalating obesity epidemic? new york city's major michael bloomberg seems to think at least in part they are. this week, he proposed a city-wide ban on sodas and juleses over 16 ounces. and while those sweet drinks do contain a shocking amount of sugar, many opponents are ...

but it's the truth. >> dr. robert lustig is a pediatric end kronologist in san francisco and a pioneer in what is becoming a war against sugar. moefshated by his own patients, too many sick and obese children, he has concluded that sugar more than any other substance is to blame. >> what are all these various diseases that you saw are linked to sugar? >> obesity, type ii diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease itself. >> lustig says the american lifestyle is killing us. >> and most of it, you say, is preventible? >> 75% of it is preventible. >> reporter: while he has published a do...

to why, but one in particular is getting a much closer look. it's about sugar. everybody knows too much is bad, but i have been surprised see just how bad. i did this investigation with cbs's "60 minutes" and it begins with this pediatric endo kronologist who says we're literally poisoning ourselves with sugar. >> is sugar toxic? >> i believe it is. >> do you ever worry that it just sounds a little bit over the top? >> sure. all the time. but it's the truth. >> dr. robert lustig is a pediatric end kronologist in san francisco and a pioneer in what is becoming a war against sugar. moe...

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