State Senate Committee Hearing Focuses on Childhood Obesity, Obesity-Related Costs
During a state Senate Health Committee hearing on Wednesday, California Department of Public Health officials and other health experts testified that obesity-related health care costs the country more than $15.2 billion annually. In addition, they told lawmakers that 33% of California children are obese.
- "Health Officials to Lawmakers: Reducing Obesity Would Save Billions" (Herdt, Ventura County Star, 2/12).