Tag: Sugary Drinks

  • Soft Drink Labeling Bill Goes Flat

    By Kenny Goldberg The proposed measure called for all 12-ounce sugary drinks with more than 75 calories to carry a warning label. The label would have said sweetened drinks contribute to obesity and diabetes. Business groups lobbied hard against the bill. The soft drink industry spent millions to defeat soda tax ballot measures in the…

  • Teens Consuming More Sugary Drinks

    By Kenny Goldberg Sugary drinks like sodas are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic. In a discouraging trend, a new study finds adolescents in California are drinking even more of these beverages than before. The study comes from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. It’s based on interviews of more than 40,000 California…