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2018 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH. Recognizes Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To recognize Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day at the Louisiana Senate and to
3 commend LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center for its contributions to
4 developing the DASH Diet, an acclaimed nutritional weight-loss program.
5 WHEREAS, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet was
6 developed as a result of a federally funded trial which included four sites across the United
7 States of America, including LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center; and
8 WHEREAS, U.S. News & World Report in 2018 voted the DASH Diet #1 in best
9 diet overall for the eighth year in a row; and
10 WHEREAS, the researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center
11 finalized the diet; and
12 WHEREAS, studies confirmed that DASH Diet results are so significant that it is the
13 main diet promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institute
14 of Health; and
15 WHEREAS, the diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and whole
16 grains, and is a lower fat diet with slightly higher protein; and
17 WHEREAS, while the National Cancer Institute recommends five servings of fruits
18 and vegetables, the DASH Diet recommends eight to ten servings, earning its
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1 recommendation as a cancer-preventive diet; and
2 WHEREAS, the inclusion of dairy products in the diet is consistent with
3 recommendations for reduction of osteoporosis; and
4 WHEREAS, Americans' diets tend to lack an adequate amount of fiber, the focus on
5 fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in the DASH Diet will assure increased consumption of
6 fiber in the diets of those who follow it; and
7 WHEREAS, overall, the DASH Diet has been found to promote a healthier lifestyle
8 and weight management, a concept confirmed in follow-up studies at LSU's Pennington
9 Biomedical Research Center and other sites across the United States of America.
10 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
11 does hereby recognize Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
13 hereby commend LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center for its international
14 leadership in nutritional research as evidenced by its key contributions to the DASH studies
15 that led to the creation of the DASH Diet, a scientific eating plan proven to lower blood
16 pressure and promote better health.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
18 executive director of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 100 Original 2018 Regular Session Claitor
Recognizes Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day and commends LSU's Pennington
Biomedical Research Center for its international leadership in nutritional research as
evidenced by its key contributions to the DASH studies that led to the creation of the DASH
Diet, a scientific eating plan proven to lower blood pressure and promote better health.
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