Full Text of HR0266 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC has | 3 | | reported that the obesity rate of Americans has risen to above | 4 | | 40% for the first time, and the rate of childhood obesity has | 5 | | risen to above 20%, especially in the age group of 13 to 18 | 6 | | year olds; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, This is especially important given that, despite | 8 | | the current pandemic, the leading cause of death in the United | 9 | | States remains cardiovascular disease, which is mostly caused | 10 | | by obesity and being overweight in correlation with the | 11 | | complications that arise from those symptoms; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Doctors have noted that one of the largest causes | 13 | | of obesity in Americans is a diet that is high in simple | 14 | | carbohydrates, including soft drinks; along with soft drinks | 15 | | being filled with harmful sugars, energy drinks have also been | 16 | | shown by the CDC to cause heart complications due to high | 17 | | levels of caffeine when consumed in excess; in 2011, the | 18 | | overconsumption of energy drinks resulted in the | 19 | | hospitalization of 1,499 students across the United States; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The CDC released a report in 2017 that detailed | 22 | | that between 2011 to 2014, almost two-thirds of children |
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| 1 | | consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage per day; among | 2 | | older children, aged 13 to 19, this number rose; this same | 3 | | report also provides evidence that links consumption of these | 4 | | drinks to obesity and recommends that children should choose | 5 | | to drink items without added sugars; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, A majority of students have easy access to both | 7 | | soft drinks and energy drinks through their schools' lunch | 8 | | rooms and vending machines; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Children developing nutritional habits should not | 10 | | have free access to harmful liquids, especially when it is | 11 | | available every day; it has been shown that many patterns in | 12 | | diets among children tend to reflect their eating patterns | 13 | | throughout the majority of their lives, meaning that it is | 14 | | important to develop good nutritional habits in their | 15 | | formative years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The welfare of children is an enormous | 17 | | responsibility, and the State of Illinois must work towards | 18 | | ensuring the lives and health of its children are protected; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we urge the General Assembly to examine the impact of sugary |
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| 1 | | beverages on children and the availability of sugary drinks in | 2 | | our State's public schools; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to make healthy choices in | 4 | | their respective diets; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | delivered to Kate Wexell.
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