House of Representatives State of Utah


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        February 5, 2013

Madam Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.C.R. 2, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REDUCE OBESITY IN UTAH, by Representative S. Barlow, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

1.    Page 3, Lines 64 through 71 :    

             64          WHEREAS, individuals from ages 2 to 28 consume 365 calories per day on average
             65      from added sugars, more than double the discretionary calorie allowance in the 2010 Dietary
             66      Guidelines for Americans;

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{   67
         WHEREAS, sweetened beverages account for 22% of empty calories in children's
             68      diets; and   }
             69          WHEREAS, individual effort alone is insufficient to combat obesity's rising tide, and
             70      significant societal and environmental changes are needed to support individual efforts to make
             71      healthy changes:

    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 7-0-2
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 HCR002
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HCRAMDCON