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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Heart disease is the leading cause of death for |
| 3 | | both men and women; according to the Centers for Disease |
| 4 | | Control and Prevention, one in every four deaths each
year is |
| 5 | | due to heart disease; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Risk factors for heart disease include diabetes, |
| 7 | | high blood pressure, excess body fat, high LDL
cholesterol, and |
| 8 | | smoking; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, According to
National Vital Statistics Data, |
| 10 | | South Asian American communities in the United States have four |
| 11 | | times the risk of heart disease than the
general population and |
| 12 | | a much greater chance of having a heart attack before age 50; |
| 13 | | and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, In addition, diabetes is one of the most serious |
| 15 | | driving forces for heart disease; South Asian Americans in the
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| 16 | | United States have among the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes |
| 17 | | in the nation; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians |
| 19 | | Living in America (MASALA) multi-ethnic
study showed a 26 |
| 20 | | percent prevalence of diabetes among South Asian Americans, |
| 21 | | compared to six percent among Caucasians,
18 percent among |
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| 1 | | African Americans, 17 percent among Latinos, and 13 percent |
| 2 | | among Chinese -Americans; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, In spite of a diet consisting of lentils, |
| 4 | | vegetables, grains, and spices, the suboptimal nutritional |
| 5 | | elements of refined carbohydrates, refined fats, salt, and |
| 6 | | sugar negate any nutritional advantage gained through a |
| 7 | | traditional South Asian diet; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Early intervention and treatment through |
| 9 | | awareness campaigns, nutritional education, and
instruction on |
| 10 | | physical activity can greatly reduce the burden of diabetes, |
| 11 | | the risk of heart disease, decreased quality
of life, and |
| 12 | | untimely death; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Successful efforts to prevent and combat heart |
| 14 | | disease in the South Asian American population of the United
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| 15 | | States can serve as a model for the general population; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in an effort to reduce |
| 19 | | the high risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke |
| 20 | | for the South Asian American community in our State, we declare |
| 21 | | May 31, 2019 as South Asian American Health Awareness Day.
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