We've created a world that is leading to this. The deck is really stacked against our children and not enough has been done.

It's a tragedy that public schools continue to sell soda to our children for money. They should be the one place that should remain free from intense marketing from the soda and junk food companies.

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

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,