SENATE RESOLUTION 338--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27, 2019, AS ``MALNUTRITION AWARENESS WEEK''; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 155
(Senate - September 25, 2019)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 338--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019, AS ``MALNUTRITION AWARENESS WEEK''
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, Mr. Roberts,
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 338
Whereas malnutrition is the condition that occurs when a
person does not get enough nutrients;
Whereas malnutrition is a significant problem in the United
States and around the world, crossing all age, racial, class,
gender, and geographic lines;
Whereas, in the United States, infants, older adults,
people with chronic diseases, and other vulnerable
populations are particularly at risk for malnutrition;
Whereas disease-associated malnutrition costs the United
States more than $15,500,000,000 each year;
Whereas approximately \3/4\ of individuals in the United
States have eating patterns of vegetables, fruits, dairy, and
oils that are below the recommended dietary guidelines;
Whereas many vulnerable individuals in the United States do
not get the daily recommended amount of lean proteins;
Whereas approximately 6,000,000 children in the United
States live in food insecure homes;
Whereas the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that
failure to provide key nutrients during early childhood may
result in lifelong deficits in brain function;
Whereas disease-associated malnutrition affects between 30
and 50 percent of patients admitted to hospitals;
Whereas the medical costs of hospitalized patients with
malnutrition can be 300 percent more than the medical costs
of properly nourished patients;
Whereas more than \1/2\ of older adults living in the
community are at risk for malnutrition; and
Whereas the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition created Malnutrition Awareness Week to raise
awareness and promote prevention of malnutrition: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week of September 23 through September
27, 2019, as ``Malnutrition Awareness Week'';
(2) recognizes registered dietitian nutritionists and other
nutrition professionals, health care providers, social
workers, advocates, caregivers, and other professionals and
agencies for their efforts to advance awareness and
prevention of malnutrition;
(3) recognizes the importance of existing Federal nutrition
programs for their role in combatting malnutrition and
supports continuing resources to prevent and treat
malnutrition; and
(4) recognizes the need to reauthorize the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) and the child nutrition programs of
the Department of Agriculture to provide critical nutrition
assistance to vulnerable populations.
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