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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Malnutrition Awareness Week is taking place from |
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September 28 to October 2, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, This observance was first established in 2012 by the |
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American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition; ASPEN has |
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played a leading role in drawing attention to malnutrition, |
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understanding that awareness is an important step toward treating |
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the condition; and |
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WHEREAS, ASPEN defines malnutrition as an "acute, subacute or |
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chronic state of nutrition," and it can be the result of either |
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inadequate or unbalanced nutrition; even overweight individuals |
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can be malnourished if they are not receiving proper nutrients; and |
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WHEREAS, Malnutrition can cause the loss of lean body mass, |
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and that loss can affect recovery from surgery, illness, or |
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disease; the condition is particularly prevalent in vulnerable |
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groups such as older adults, hospital patients, and minority |
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populations, and statistics show that these demographics have |
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higher incidences of such severe chronic diseases as diabetes, |
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kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease; and |
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WHEREAS, Many health experts agree that the quality of |
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nutrition has a direct impact on an individual's health and that |
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good nutrition can reduce medical costs by helping to keep people |
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healthy and out of institutionalized care; and |
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WHEREAS, Two important tools in combatting malnutrition are |
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nutritional screening and therapeutic nutrition, through which |
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people at risk are administered food and fluids to support their |
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metabolism; the benefits of these procedures are myriad, yet they |
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are not routine practices across the spectrum of health care; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
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considers access to nutritional screening and therapeutic |
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nutrition essential to restoring lean body mass, improving clinical |
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outcomes, reducing health care costs, and promoting good health; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By gaining a more thorough understanding of |
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malnutrition, residents of the Lone Star State are able to better |
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safeguard their health and to seek effective treatments, and all |
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those involved in sharing information about this condition are |
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indeed deserving of support; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize September 28 through October 2, 2015, |
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as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Texas. |
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Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1419 was adopted by the House on March |
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23, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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