Full Text of HR0083 94th General Assembly
HR0083 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has shown | 3 |
| that consumption of soft drinks has increased by 500% over the | 4 |
| past 50 years, and Americans consume more than 53 gallons of | 5 |
| carbonated soft drinks per person per year; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Studies have consistently shown that frequent | 7 |
| consumption of carbonated beverages with added sweeteners | 8 |
| increases the risk of dental caries, enamel erosion, and | 9 |
| obesity; and
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| WHEREAS, An extra soft drink a day gives a child a 60% | 11 |
| greater chance of becoming obese; and | 12 |
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WHEREAS, Creating a captive audience among students for | 13 |
| commercial marketing purposes and exclusive brand loyalty | 14 |
| violates both the spirit of competition and public trust in | 15 |
| schools; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Low-income children receive most of their fruits | 17 |
| and vegetables from school meal programs, but the great | 18 |
| availability of soft drinks and junk foods undermines school | 19 |
| meal programs and contributes to the diminished health of | 20 |
| low-income children; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, The combined situation of increasing financial | 22 |
| pressures on schools along with private contracts providing | 23 |
| financial benefits and opportunities for schools has created an | 24 |
| inviting atmosphere for exclusive vending contracts; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Schools play a significant role in nutrition | 26 |
| education, not only because children eat many of their meals at | 27 |
| school, but also because schools educate students concerning | 28 |
| appropriate nutritional decisions and are viewed by students as | 29 |
| an authority, setting examples that will last a lifetime; and |
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| WHEREAS, Pursuant to House Resolution 147 of the 93rd | 2 |
| General Assembly, the Department of Public Health, in | 3 |
| conjunction with the State Board of Education, has conducted a | 4 |
| sugar consumption study to determine the effect of sugar | 5 |
| consumption on the overall health of school children; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Many studies exist that substantially document | 7 |
| that increases in sugar consumption in children's and | 8 |
| adolescents' diets have an adverse effect on overall health, | 9 |
| and given the multitude of clinical studies it would be | 10 |
| repetitive to conduct additional studies in Illinois on sugar's | 11 |
| impact on children's health; therefore, be it | 12 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we urge the State Board of Education, the soft drink industry, | 15 |
| and the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance to | 16 |
| eliminate soft drink beverage sales and junk food products from | 17 |
| school settings; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That schools substitute these sugar-laden | 19 |
| products with healthy drinks and products, such as fruit juices | 20 |
| that are composed of no less than 50% fruit juice and that have | 21 |
| no added sweeteners, bottled water, milk, including without | 22 |
| limitation chocolate milk, soymilk, rice milk, and other | 23 |
| similar dairy or non-dairy milk, and electrolyte replacement | 24 |
| beverages that do not contain more than 42 grams of added | 25 |
| sweetener per 20-ounce serving; and be it further | 26 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 27 |
| delivered to the soft drink industry, the State Board of | 28 |
| Education, and the Illinois Statewide School Management | 29 |
| Alliance.
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