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Senate Hearing Pits Soda Against Leading Health/Obesity Experts
(BUSINESS WIRE) - Senate hearing on November 5:
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WHAT:
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With a growing body of research implicating soda as the leading
culprit in the nation's costly obesity epidemic, the California
legislature will begin investigating the soda/obesity link in a
landmark Senate hearing. For the first time both sides of the issue
- representatives of the big three soda companies and prominent
health researchers - have been called to the table to address the
issue of soda's role in our nation's health crisis.
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WHY:
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The United States is drowning in a $140 billion obesity epidemic
with 67 percent of adults in the country presently overweight or
obese and an alarming 17 percent of children already suffering the
same fate.
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"For the first time, U.S. soda companies are being asked to respond
to a growing body of research implicating them as a prime
contributor to the nations' obesity crisis," says Dr. Harold
Goldstein, California Center for Public Health Policy executive
director. "We simply can't afford to raise another Pepsi Generation
as the soda companies protect their bottom line."
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WHO:
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â–ª Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) - Chair, Senate Select
Committee on Obesity & Diabetes
â–ª Sen. Elaine Kontominas Alquist (D-San Jose) - Chair,
Senate Health Committee
â–ª Nation's leading experts on health and obesity
â–ª Top officials of the country's three largest soda companies
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WHEN:
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
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10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Los Angeles City Hall
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City Council Chambers
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200 North Spring Street
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Los Angeles, CA
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CA Center for Public Health Advocacy
Dr. Harold Goldstein,
530-297-6000
530-400-9106
or
BrownâMiller Communications
Tasha
Rassuli, 800-710-9333
510-350-6548
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