Senate Bill sb1570

    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 1570

    By Senator Peaden





    2-1475-05

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing March 2005 as National

  3         Nutrition Month in Florida.

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  5         WHEREAS, the Florida Senate recognizes that there is an

  6  epidemic of obesity in the State of Florida, and

  7         WHEREAS, the Secretary of Health is conducting a series

  8  of obesity summit meetings throughout the state, and

  9         WHEREAS, Florida's Department of Health has stated that

10  the economic impact of overweight and obesity in our state is

11  manifested in the toll of certain diseases, reaching billions

12  of dollars expended in the treatment of cardiovascular

13  disease, cancer, and diabetes, and

14         WHEREAS, diet-related diseases decrease the quality of

15  life for millions of Americans and account for 7 out of every

16  10 deaths in the United States each year, and

17         WHEREAS, the Surgeon General of the United States has

18  issued a "call to action" to prevent and decrease overweight

19  and obesity affecting two-thirds of adults and 15 percent of

20  children and adolescents, and

21         WHEREAS, the Federal Trade Commission has stated that

22  consumers waste billions of dollars each year on unproven,

23  fraudulently marketed, and potentially harmful products and

24  treatments for obesity, and

25         WHEREAS, the food we eat plays a vital role in our

26  overall health and fitness, and

27         WHEREAS, the United States Department of Health and

28  Human Services Healthy People 2010 Initiative cites nutrition

29  and weight as a specific focus for improving America's health,

30  listing 18 objectives for promoting health and reducing

31  chronic diseases associated with diet and weight, and

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    Florida Senate - 2005        (NP)                      SR 1570
    2-1475-05




 1         WHEREAS, only 20 percent of Florida adults eat five

 2  servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and

 3         WHEREAS, there is a great need for continuing nutrition

 4  education and for a wide-scale effort to enhance healthy

 5  eating practices, NOW, THEREFORE,

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 7  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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 9         That March 2005 is recognized as National Nutrition

10  Month in Florida.

11         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Florida Senate urges

12  increased education and awareness of the state's residents

13  concerning prevention and treatment of obesity-related

14  diseases as a major health concern and encourages all

15  Floridians to become informed about nutrition in the hope of

16  achieving optimum health for today and all the days ahead.

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