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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate First Lady 
4Michelle Obama on her success in leading the charge against 
5childhood obesity; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Federal health authorities reported a 43% drop in 
7the obesity rate among 2 to 5-year-old children in the past 
8decade - the first broad decline in an epidemic that often 
9leads to life-long struggles with weight, along with higher 
10risks for cancer, heart disease, and stroke; approximately 8% 
11of 2 to 5-year-olds were obese in 2012 - down from 14% in 2004; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Children now consume fewer calories from sugary 
14beverages than they did in 1999; more women are breast-feeding, 
15which can lead to a healthier range of weight gain for young 
16children; and research has chronicled a drop in overall calorie 
17intake for children in the past decade; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, First Lady Michelle Obama has led a push to change 
19young children's eating and exercise habits and 10,000 child 
20care centers across the country have signed on; she remarked 
21that she was "...thrilled at the progress we've made over the 
22last few years in obesity rates among our youngest Americans."; 
 
 
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2    WHEREAS, The decline in the childhood obesity rate should 
3be viewed as just the start of a sustained campaign to improve 
4the health and well-being of children and not as a conclusion 
5to it;   therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate First Lady Michelle Obama on her success in 
9leading the charge against childhood obesity; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to First Lady Michelle Obama as an expression of our 
12esteem and respect.