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| 3 | 3 | | HR 8051 2022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution recognizing the week of February 21 -27, 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2022, as "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, eating disorders affect 28.8 million Americans or 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | 9 percent of the United States population, of which 1.8 million 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | are Floridians, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, eating disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa, 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, avoidant restr ictive 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | food intake disorder, and other feeding or eating disorders, are 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | complex, biologically based illnesses, and 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the incidence 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | of eating disorder behaviors and diagnoses, and has exacerbated 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | eating disorders in patient populations, often with more severe 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | symptoms and comorbidities, and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, eating disorders have no boundaries with respect 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to gender, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, body shape and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | weight, ability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status, 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, eating disorders are highly prevalent among 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces, 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | and 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, eating disorders are associated with serious 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | physical health consequences, including irregular heartbeat, 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | heart disease and heart failure, kidney failure, osteoporosis, 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | gastric rupture, tooth decay, obesity, gallbladder disease, 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | diabetes, and death, and 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, at least once every 52 minutes someone in the 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | United States dies as a direct result of an eating disorde r, 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | culminating in 10,200 deaths each year, and 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | WHEREAS, anorexia nervosa has the second highest mortality 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | rate among all psychiatric illnesses in the United States, and 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | WHEREAS, many organizations are dedicated to outreach, 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | education, support, and early intervention for eating disorders, 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | including the National Alliance for Eating Disorders, which is 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | headquartered in Florida, NOW, THEREFORE, 36 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 38 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Florida: 39 |
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| 62 | 62 | | That the week of February 21 -27, 2022, is recognized as 41 |
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| 63 | 63 | | "Eating Disorders Awareness Week" in Florida and that all 42 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Floridians are encouraged to become better informed about eating 43 |
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| 65 | 65 | | disorders. 44 |
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