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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 442
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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 |
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the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, an |
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organization that has played a leading role in drawing attention |
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to malnutrition, understanding that awareness is an important |
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step toward treating the condition; and |
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WHEREAS, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral |
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Nutrition defines malnutrition as an "acute, subacute or chronic |
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state of nutrition," and it can be the result of either inadequate |
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or unbalanced nutrition; even overweight individuals can be |
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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 |
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clinical outcomes, reducing health care costs, and promoting |
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good health; 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize September 28 through October 2, |
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2015, as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Texas. |
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Hinojosa |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 30, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |