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Daily News Lesson April 08 2025

How doctors are treating a rise in diabetes in rural areas

Diabetes affects 38 millions Americans — learn more about this disease and how it is treated
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Daily Video May 23 2016

Food and drink labels will more accurately report sugar
The Food and Drug Administration hopes to cut down on high rates of obesity and diabetes across the country by redesigning the labels that appear on food and drinks.
San Francisco Board Of Supervisors Proposes Putting Soda Tax On Nov. Ballot
Daily Video October 01 2015

Reports reveal Coca-Cola funded Pediatric Association and child obesity research
The American Academy of Pediatrics ended its partnership with Coca-Cola this week after evidence emerged that the company paid for research downplaying the role of soda in obesity.

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