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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Good nutrition plays a vital role in helping |
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children to learn and in promoting their physical and mental |
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health; and |
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WHEREAS, The type, quality, and amount of food that children |
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consume each day affects their overall fitness; the benefits of |
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balanced nutrition are long-term and include reduced risk of future |
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problems like cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and |
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WHEREAS, Children who are undernourished cannot learn as |
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much, as quickly, or as thoroughly; hunger impairs their ability to |
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concentrate and perform well in school, and it makes children more |
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prone to fatigue, as well as to having headaches, colds, and |
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behavioral and emotional problems; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the importance of good nutrition, the |
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State of Texas serves meals to more than 1.5 million schoolchildren |
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each day and 16 million breakfasts and lunches to children in |
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low-income areas throughout the summer; and |
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WHEREAS, An adequate, balanced diet supports children's |
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physical and educational development, and efforts to alleviate |
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child hunger and to promote healthy eating habits contribute |
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immeasurably to the well-being of children and society alike; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize March 2013 as Child Nutrition Month and call on all |
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citizens to learn more about the importance of good child nutrition |
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and how they can help to promote it. |