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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Mosby
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Sugar Free Kids
FOR the purpose of inviting members of the Sugar Free Kids coalition to appear before the Council to discuss the effects that sugar has on our children, as well as ways that these effects can be reduced and mitigated to ensure a healthy future for all of Baltimore's children.
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Although we all want our children, and kids throughout Maryland, to be healthy, roughly 1in 3 Maryland kids is overweight or obese, causing them to be less healthy than they should be. In fact, more kids than ever are being diagnosed with adultlike diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol levels, and high blood pressure.
More than any other single factor, regularly consuming sugary drinks greatly increases the risk that a kid will be overweight or obese or develop type 2 diabetes as a child. Kids who drink sugary drinks daily are 3 times more likely to be overweight or obese and 7 times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than their peers who don?t drink sugary drinks.
These sugary drinks are a leading contributor to what has already become a genuine public health crisis that desperately needs to be addressed. If we don?t make some changes, this will be the first generation of kids that will live shorter lives than their parents.
Sugar Free Kids is a statewide coalition wit...
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