If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, what can the Big Apple do? A lot, it turns out. Michael Bloomberg has championed a ban on smoking and trans fats in restaurants, pushed for bodegas to sell fresh produce and reduced-fat milk and launched a diabetes registry, among other efforts. A report from New York City's Health Department shows the average life expectancy in the city up 9.6 months from '01 -- before Bloomberg took over.
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