The long-term effects are just terrifying to me. This could be the first generation of all time that could have a shorter life span than their parents.

We were really shocked by the findings, given all the media attention this epidemic has gotten. It's a public health disaster.

Elected officials are supporting parents in protecting their children from the unrestrained marketing and ever-present availability of soda and junk food, ... California [schools] can no longer be soda and junk-food superstores.

We're really at the beginning of the movement. We need to establish statewide policies that support parents in teaching their children to make the right choices, rather than continuing to allow the financial interests of soda and fast-food companies to win out over the health of our children.

The solution needs to be much more comprehensive than the schools,

We were shocked by the findings. Given the amount of media attention this epidemic has gotten, we didn't expect an increase of 6 percent in just three years. This is a personal and medical disaster.