Credit Lauren Whaley / California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting
Victor Ycong, 15, works out with his father, Victor Ycong, Senior. The teenager, who is obese has started working out and eating healthier since his Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis in April. He says the diagnosis gave him a second chance at life.
We hear the term “obesity epidemic” often in the news these days.
Last month, the L.A. Unified School District voted to removed flavored milk from school lunch menus, a move proponents argue will help stem childhood obesity.
In April, the state assembly shelved a proposal to tax sugar-filled drinks. The money would have gone to obesity prevention programs.
Segment 1: California's long running budget battle entered a new chapter last week, when Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a budget sent to him by the Democratic controlled Legislature. On this edition of Quality of Life, we talk with Democrat Assembly member Henry T. Perea of Fresno, and Republican Assembly Leader Connie Conway of Tulare about what's next in the budget debate. We also get political analysis on the budget from Professor Jeff Cummins of Fresno State and Nathan W. Monroe of UC Merced.
