Fwd: [LasVegasRaw] Changing Choices in Children's School Lunches

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In a message dated 6/2/2004 2:10:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jbarnha500 writes:

Dear Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.,

>

> Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) plans to offer an amendment to the

> Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill that would provide support

> and model guidance to states and localities seeking to improve

> the nutritional quality of foods offered in schools. The soft

> drink and snack food industries are influential and are working

> hard to maintain the status quo on junk food sold in schools.

> The Senate needs to hear from concerned citizens, parents, and

> professionals in support of Senator Harkin's amendment. This is

> the first vote on this issue in the U.S. Senate in decades.

>

> Urge your Senators to vote for the Harkin Amendment to the Child

> Nutrition Reauthorization bill!

>

> You can take action on this alert either via email (please see

> directions below) or via the web at:

> http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/HarkenAmendmentCNR/x6n7kb42jb8et7

>

> Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.

> http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/HarkenAmendmentCNR/forward/

> x6n7kb42jb8et7

>

> Senate to Vote on Junk Food in Schools

>

> INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:

> If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this

> alert by going to the following URL:

>

> http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/HarkenAmendmentCNR/x6n7kb42jb8et7

>

> INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA EMAIL:

> Just choose the " reply to sender " option on your email program.

>

> Your letter will be addressed and sent to:

> Your Senators

>

> ----THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT IN YOUR NAME----

> Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],

>

> When the Senate votes to reauthorize the Child Nutrition

> Programs this summer, I hope that you will vote for Senator

> Harkin's school foods amendment. This amendment would provide

> support and model guidance to local schools, school districts,

> and states seeking to improve the nutritional quality of school

> foods. The amendment would provide federal expertise and

> guidance on addressing childhood nutrition and obesity, but

> would not dictate to local school districts what their school

> nutrition policies should be.

>

> Over the last 20 years, obesity rates have doubled in children

> and tripled in teens. Obesity increases the risk of heart

> disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic

> diseases. While obesity is a complex, multi-factorial problem,

> over-consumption of soft drinks and snack foods plays a key

> role.

>

> The sale of low-nutrition foods in schools makes it difficult

> for parents to ensure that their children are eating well. This

> is especially problematic when children have diet-related

> illnesses, such as high cholesterol or diabetes.

>

> Some schools sell low-nutrition foods and beverages to help

> bridge budget gaps. However, many schools have switched from

> selling soda and junk food to selling healthier foods and

> beverages and have not lost money.

>

> While a number of schools and districts have made improvements

> to school foods and beverages, many more lack the necessary

> resources to convene a panel of expert scientists and health

> professionals to develop nutrition standards based on sound

> nutrition principles. Such resources are especially hard to come

> by in schools in less-affluent areas.

>

> Please let me know how you will vote on the Harkin school foods

> amendment. Thank you for your attention to this important child

> health issue.

>

> ----END OF LETTER TO BE SENT----

>

> Sincerely,

> Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

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