Full Text of SR0508 93rd General Assembly
SR0508 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The FDA has shown that consumption of soft drinks | 3 |
| has increased by 500% over the past 50 years, and Americans | 4 |
| consume more than 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks per | 5 |
| 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 |
| violate 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 the | 19 |
| schools meal programs, and contribute to the diminished health | 20 |
| of 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, the Department | 2 |
| of Public Health, in conjunction with the State Board of | 3 |
| Education, has conducted a sugar consumption study to determine | 4 |
| the effect of sugar consumption on the overall health of school | 5 |
| children; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Many studies exist that substantially document | 7 |
| that increases in sugar consumption in children/adolescents' | 8 |
| diets have an adverse effect on overall health, and given the | 9 |
| multitude of clinical studies it would be repetitive to conduct | 10 |
| additional studies in Illinois on sugar's impact on children's | 11 |
| health; therefore, be it | 12 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 13 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the State Board | 14 |
| of Education, the soft drink industry, and the Illinois | 15 |
| Statewide School Management Alliance to eliminate soft drink | 16 |
| beverage sales and junk food products from school settings; and | 17 |
| 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 but not | 22 |
| limited to, chocolate milk, soymilk, rice milk, other similar | 23 |
| dairy or non-dairy milk, and electrolyte replacement beverages | 24 |
| that do not contain more than 42 grams of added sweetener per | 25 |
| 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 Statewide School Management Alliance of | 29 |
| Illinois.
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