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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ____ 1 2 BY JOHNSON, REDWINE, JENSEN, MADDOX, BOLKCOM, 1 3 HORN, and HARPER 1 4 A Concurrent Resolution declaring the month of May 2001 1 5 as Obesity Awareness Month. 1 6 WHEREAS, obesity is caused by multiple factors, 1 7 including genetic predisposition, environmental, and 1 8 lifestyle factors; and 1 9 WHEREAS, obesity ranks second only to smoking as a 1 10 preventable cause of death and results in some 300,000 1 11 deaths annually; and 1 12 WHEREAS, it is estimated that 35 percent of the 1 13 adult population of the United States is obese, and 1 14 the prevalence of obesity has grown a shocking 34 1 15 percent in the last 10 years; and 1 16 WHEREAS, great concern has also been expressed 1 17 regarding the effect that obesity in children may have 1 18 on their overall health, health care costs, and 1 19 treatment; and 1 20 WHEREAS, a causal relationship exists between 1 21 obesity and a number of serious disorders, including 1 22 hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, 1 23 type 2 diabetes, gallbladder disease, respiratory 1 24 dysfunction, gout, and osteoarthritis; and 1 25 WHEREAS, the National Institute of Diabetes and 1 26 Digestive and Kidney Diseases provides information 1 27 that indicates that nearly 80 percent of patients with 1 28 type 2 diabetes are obese, and the incidence of 1 29 symptomatic gallstones soars as a person's body mass 1 30 index increases beyond a certain level; and 2 1 WHEREAS, the information also reveals that nearly 2 2 70 percent of diagnosed cases of cardiovascular 2 3 disease are related to obesity, obesity more than 2 4 doubles a person's chances of developing high blood 2 5 pressure, almost one-half of breast cancer cases are 2 6 diagnosed among obese women, and 42 percent of colon 2 7 cancer cases occur among obese individuals; and 2 8 WHEREAS, the Interdisciplinary Council on Lifestyle 2 9 and Obesity Management indicates that health lifestyle 2 10 modifications should include increased physical 2 11 activity, with an emphasis on moderate forms of 2 12 exertion; and 2 13 WHEREAS, there is an urgent need for state health 2 14 care groups and medical societies to place obesity at 2 15 the top of Iowa's health care agenda; and 2 16 WHEREAS, the National Institutes of Health, the 2 17 American Society for Bariatric Surgery, and the 2 18 American Obesity Association recommend that patients 2 19 who are morbidly obese receive responsible, affordable 2 20 medical treatment for their obesity; and 2 21 WHEREAS, the diagnosis of morbid obesity should be 2 22 a clinical decision made by a physician based on 2 23 proper medical protocols; and 2 24 WHEREAS, the recent breakthroughs in drug therapy 2 25 can treat obesity successfully, and the New England 2 26 Journal of Medicine recently emphasized the legitimate 2 27 use of pharmacotherapy as a component of treatment of 2 28 medically significant obesity; and 2 29 WHEREAS, the breakthroughs in obesity treatment are 2 30 not widely known and efforts must be made to inform 3 1 the general public and health care professionals that 3 2 pharmacotherapy can be used as an effective and cost- 3 3 effective treatment for obesity; and 3 4 WHEREAS, it is critical to raise the awareness of 3 5 the public and private sectors that obesity is a 3 6 problem of epidemic proportions that is treatable, and 3 7 that proper treatment will reduce health care costs 3 8 and improve the quality of life for a large number of 3 9 our citizens; NOW THEREFORE, 3 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF 3 11 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the General Assembly 3 12 acknowledges obesity as a growing epidemic and 3 13 encourages improvement in awareness and treatment of 3 14 the problems of obesity; and 3 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the medical community 3 16 and the Iowa Department of Public Health commit to 3 17 combating obesity through a myriad of tools deemed 3 18 appropriate for the individual, including, but not 3 19 limited to, nutrition education, pharmacotherapy, and 3 20 exercise; and 3 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the General Assembly 3 22 designates the month of May 2001 as Obesity Awareness 3 23 Month. 3 24 LSB 2798SS 79 3 25 vl/cf/24
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