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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The FDA has shown that consumption of soft drinks |
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| has increased by 500% over the past 50 years, and Americans |
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| consume more than 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks per |
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| person per year; and
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| WHEREAS, Studies have consistently shown that frequent |
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| consumption of carbonated beverages with added sweeteners |
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| increases the risk of dental caries, enamel erosion, and |
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| obesity; and
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| WHEREAS, An extra soft drink a day gives a child a 60% |
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| greater chance of becoming obese; and
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WHEREAS, Creating a captive audience among students for |
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| commercial marketing purposes and exclusive brand loyalty |
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| violate both the spirit of competition and public trust in |
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| schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Low income children receive most of their fruits |
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| and vegetables from school meal programs, but the great |
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| availability of soft drinks and junk foods undermines the |
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| schools meal programs, and contribute to the diminished health |
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| of low income children; and
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| WHEREAS, The combined situation of increasing financial |
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| pressures on schools along with private contracts providing |
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| financial benefits and opportunities for schools has created an |
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| inviting atmosphere for exclusive vending contracts; and
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| WHEREAS, Schools play a significant role in nutrition |
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| education, not only because children eat many of their meals at |
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| school, but also because schools educate students concerning |
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| appropriate nutritional decisions and are viewed by students as |
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| an authority, setting examples that will last a lifetime; and
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| WHEREAS, Pursuant to House Resolution 147, the Department |
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| of Public Health, in conjunction with the State Board of |
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| Education, has conducted a sugar consumption study to determine |
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| the effect of sugar consumption on the overall health of school |
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| children; and
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| WHEREAS, Many studies exist that substantially document |
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| that increases in sugar consumption in children/adolescents' |
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| diets have an adverse effect on overall health, and given the |
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| multitude of clinical studies it would be repetitive to conduct |
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| additional studies in Illinois on sugar's impact on children's |
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| health; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the State Board of Education, the soft drink industry, and |
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| the Illinois Statewide School Management Alliance to eliminate |
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| soft drink beverage sales and junk food products from school |
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| settings; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That schools substitute these sugar-laden |
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| products with healthy drinks and products such as fruit juices |
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| that are composed of no less than 50% fruit juice and that have |
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| no added sweeteners, bottled water, milk, including but not |
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| limited to, chocolate milk, soymilk, rice milk, other similar |
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| dairy or non-dairy milk, and electrolyte replacement beverages |
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| that do not contain more than 42 grams of added sweetener per |
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| 20 ounce serving; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the soft drink industry, the State Board of |
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| Education, and the Statewide School Management Alliance of |
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| Illinois.
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