Full Text of SR0214 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, 17% of children 2 to 19 years old are obese; the | 3 | | highest prevalence of obese children is among Mexican-American | 4 | | boys (27%) and African American girls (29%); and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, While many children are overweight or obese, many | 6 | | children have diets that are deficient in one or more | 7 | | nutrients, leaving them in a state of under-nutrition or | 8 | | malnourishment; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The majority of kids, whether at a healthy weight | 10 | | or not, are not eating the right foods, those foods that | 11 | | provide "quality calories";
more kids eat food from outside the | 12 | | home and daily snacking and calories from these snacks have | 13 | | increased, consumption of the food groups kids need more of has | 14 | | not increased; recently published data on kids' snacking | 15 | | patterns find that the overall quality of the diet, or nutrient | 16 | | density, lowers as snacking increases; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Foods that provide the most calories in children's | 18 | | diets are also high in solid fats and/or added sugar; the | 19 | | chronic nature of low-nutrient consumption combined with the | 20 | | higher intake of sugar and solid fats is cause for alarm; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Providing access to the nutrient-dense foods kids |
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| 1 | | need to eat, and making them look and taste great, may displace | 2 | | the high-sugar, high-calorie, low-nutrient foods; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Parents are showing a marked improvement in the | 4 | | connection to the eating and activity patterns of their | 5 | | children; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Many benefits are found in sharing meals as a | 7 | | family, including lower risk for using drugs, improved mental | 8 | | health, and better eating patterns, including the higher | 9 | | consumption of fruits and vegetables; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Children have named their mothers as their number | 11 | | one role model and their fathers as number two; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, When parents display healthful eating and | 13 | | activity habits themselves, children are likely to emulate | 14 | | those behaviors; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Both children and their parents indicate their | 16 | | trust in registered dietitians as credible sources, as well as | 17 | | their desire to see them for guidance on what to eat and drink | 18 | | for health and wellness; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The American Dietetic Association and the | 20 | | American Dietetic Association Foundation have developed the |
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| 1 | | Kids Eat Right initiative, bringing registered dietitians into | 2 | | community and school settings with tools and resources for | 3 | | shaping positive, lifelong habits of good nutrition and | 4 | | physical activity in youth; through Kids Eat Right , registered | 5 | | dietitians are providing families with the tips they need to | 6 | | "Shop, Cook, Eat" to support quality nutrition and healthy | 7 | | weights in children; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Members of the U.S. Congress have championed | 9 | | legislation to raise public awareness regarding childhood | 10 | | health issues; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge localities, | 13 | | schools, non-profit organizations, businesses, other entities, | 14 | | and the people of Illinois to promote Kids Eat Right with the | 15 | | goal of challenging all citizens to shop, cook, and eat well, | 16 | | as strategies to promote overall health and fight obesity in | 17 | | families across the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the American Dietetic Association and the American | 20 | | Dietetic Association Foundation as a symbol of our support.
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