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Costs of Diabetes Epidemic High in Los Angeles Homes, Hospitals

With rising diabetes rates in Los Angeles County resulting in increased hospitalization costs and decreased health of residents, health care providers and advocates are focusing on prevention and screening at home and in the community.

No Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks; Assembly Committee Rejects Proposal

One of the high-profile health bills in Sacramento this year — a plan to put health risk warnings on the sides of soda cans and other sweetened drinks sold in California — passed the Senate but failed to get out of committee in the Assembly.

Soda Warning Bill Barely Clears Hurdle

The state Senate’s passage last week of a bill calling for warning labels on sugary drinks is one in a long line of attempts — some successful, some not — to pass legislation to ease the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in California.

Study Could Bolster Soda Warning Bill

High levels of sugar are not the only problem in soda and other sweetened drinks — but also the type of sugar in those drinks, according to a study from University of Southern California researchers.