Full Text of HR0266 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 266
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 266 by deleting | 3 | | everything after the heading and replacing it with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for | 6 | | Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that the | 7 | | obesity rate of Americans has risen to above 40% for the first | 8 | | time and the rate of childhood obesity has risen to above 20%, | 9 | | especially in the age group of 13 to 18 year olds; this is | 10 | | especially important given that, despite the current pandemic, | 11 | | the leading cause of death in the United States remains | 12 | | cardiovascular disease, which is mostly caused by obesity and | 13 | | being overweight in correlation with the complications that | 14 | | arise from those symptoms; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Doctors have noted that one of the largest causes | 16 | | of obesity in Americans is a diet high in simple |
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| 1 | | carbohydrates, and some of the most effective tactics to | 2 | | reduce obesity are to reduce the intake of added sugars, to | 3 | | consume a balanced diet, and to participate in an active | 4 | | lifestyle; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, to reduce calorie consumption and | 6 | | promote a healthier lifestyle among children and teens, | 7 | | America's leading beverage companies, in coordination with | 8 | | First Lady Michele Obama, Congress, and federal officials, | 9 | | supported development of federal guidelines on school | 10 | | nutrition and beverage products sold in public schools; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, These guidelines were largely included in the | 12 | | 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and set a standard to remove | 13 | | full-calorie soft drinks and replace them with lower calorie, | 14 | | smaller portion options to reduce the availability of | 15 | | sweetened beverages; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, A study published in 2020, led by researchers at | 17 | | the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that the | 18 | | percentage of children who were heavy consumers of | 19 | | sugar-sweetened beverages declined from 11% to 3% between 2003 | 20 | | and 2016; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, The percentage of adults who consumed such | 22 | | beverages dropped from 13% to 9% during that period; this was |
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| 1 | | due, in part, to successful policy implementation that | 2 | | educated consumers about the effect of too much added sugar in | 3 | | diets and new guidelines that restricted children's access to | 4 | | foods and beverages with added sugars; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The welfare of children is an enormous | 6 | | responsibility, and the State of Illinois must continue to | 7 | | work towards ensuring the lives and health of its children are | 8 | | protected; therefore be it | 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | in light of three decades of sustained progress in reducing | 12 | | the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, state officials, | 13 | | in partnership with school districts and organizations in the | 14 | | public and private sectors, are urged to continue to adhere to | 15 | | and enforce the beverage standards included in the Healthy | 16 | | Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the General Assembly to continue to | 18 | | monitor the impact of sugar from all sources on the State's | 19 | | residents; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to make healthy choices in | 21 | | their respective diets; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to Kate Wexell."
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