2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day at the Louisiana Senate and to
commend LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center for its contributions to
developing the DASH Diet, an acclaimed nutritional weight-loss program.
WHEREAS, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet was
developed as a result of a federally funded trial which included four sites across the United
States of America, including LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center; and
WHEREAS, U.S. News & World Report in 2018 voted the DASH Diet #1 in best
diet overall for the eighth year in a row; and
WHEREAS, the researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center
finalized the diet; and
WHEREAS, studies confirmed that DASH Diet results are so significant that it is the
main diet promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institute
of Health; and
WHEREAS, the diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and whole
grains, and is a lower fat diet with slightly higher protein; and
WHEREAS, while the National Cancer Institute recommends five servings of fruits
and vegetables, the DASH Diet recommends eight to ten servings, earning its
recommendation as a cancer-preventive diet; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of dairy products in the diet is consistent with
recommendations for reduction of osteoporosis; and
WHEREAS, Americans' diets tend to lack an adequate amount of fiber, the focus on
fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in the DASH Diet will assure increased consumption of
fiber in the diets of those who follow it; and
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WHEREAS, overall, the DASH Diet has been found to promote a healthier lifestyle
and weight management, a concept confirmed in follow-up studies at LSU's Pennington
Biomedical Research Center and other sites across the United States of America.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby recognize Monday, April 16, 2018, as DASH Diet Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana does
hereby commend 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
executive director of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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