,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aegb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,s*ock introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use 
( ,f$]al money = pr9t1 radio1 television
 or any o!r m$ia adv]tisem5t1 campaign1 
or =m ( publicity aga9/ ! use ( a food  
or bev]age t is lawfully m>ket$ "u !    
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/opp+ ,taxpay] ,outlays = ,propag&a  
,act or ! ,,/op ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ 
to a /udy f ,education ,week & ! ,j\rnal
 ( ! ,am]ican ,m$ical ,association few] 
?an #d 9 #aj elem5t>y-ag$ *ildr5 a*iev$ 
! recomm5d$ guidel9es = physical        
activity 7#fj m9utes p] day ( mod]ate to
 vigor\s activity7 & television view+   
7less ?an #b h\rs p] day ( television   
scre5 "t74 ,z *ildr5 get old]1 _!       
preval5ce ( s$5t>y behavior increas$4   
7#b7 ,dur+ ! #aiejs1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

began exp]i5c+ a physical inactivity    
crisis4 ,! issue g>n]$ suffici5t        
att5tion t ! ,eis5h[] ,adm9i/ration     
express$ conc]n ab\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
meet+ its ,cold ,w> milit>y manp[] ne$s4
 ,9 response1 ! ,presid5t's ,c\ncil on  
,physical ,fitness & ,sports 0 e/abli%$ 
9 #aief "u ! "n ( ! ,presid5t's ,c\ncil 
on ,y\? ,fitness4 ,today1 only "o /ate  
7,ill9ois7 requires daily ,p4,e4 =      
grades ,k-#ab4  7#c7 ,a #bjji /udy      
publi%$ 9 a supplem5t to ! ,int]national
 ,j\rnal ( ,obesity f\nd no association 
betwe5 p>ticul> segm5ts ( ! diet &      
subsequ5t weight ga94 ,ano!r key po9t f 
! /udy is t obesity is a complex1       
multifactorial issue t c be caus$ 9 "p  
by g5etic susceptibility1 behavior1 &   
level ( physical activity4  7#d7 ,!     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
/ates ! fundam5tal rule ( weight        
managem5t is to consume less calories   
?an "o exp5ds4 ,/udies h %[n "o way to  
limit ! numb] ( calories a p]son        
consumes is by controll+ portion size4  

7#e7 ,accord+ to ,"t's ,heal? & ,family1
 foods t are n inh]5tly heal?y c /ill be
 eat51 b !y %\ld only be consum$ 9      
mod]ation4 ,a #aiii /udy f\nd t flexible
 diet+ 0 associat$ ) less ov]eat+ & l[] 
body weight !n /rict diet+4  7#f7 ,!    
correlation betwe5 physical activity &  
longevity is well docum5t$4 ,accord+ to 
,ex]cise is ,m$ic9e1 sponsor$ by !      
,am]ican ,college ( ,sports ,m$ic9e1    
regul>1 mod]ate physical activity r$uces
 ! risk ( he>t disease by #dj p]c5t1    
l[]s ! risk ( /roke by #bg p]c5t1 r$uces
 ! incid5ce ( high blood pressure by    
almo/ #ej p]c5t1 r$uces ! incid5ce (    
diabetes by #ej p]c5t1 c r$uce mortality
 & ! risk ( recurr5t brea/ canc] by     
almo/ #ej p]c5t1 c l[] ! risk ( colon   
canc] by ov] #fj p]c5t1 c r$uce ! risk (
 develop+ ,alzheim]'s ,disease by "o    
?ird1 & c decrease depression z         
effectively z m$ications or behavioral  
!rapy4  7#g7 ,a #bjje review publi%$ 9  
,obesity ,reviews f\nd t increas+       
physical activity p>ticipation &        

decreas+ television view+ %\ld be !     
focus ( /rategies aim$ at prev5t+ &     
treat+ ov]weight & obesity 9 y\?4 ,!    
au?ors comp>$ e/imates ( ! preval5ce (  
ov]weight among s*ool-ag$ y\? 9 #cd     
c\ntries & exam9$ associations betwe5   
ov]weight & select$ diet>y & physical   
activity patt]ns4  7#h7 ,accord+ to     
,full ,s]vice ,re/aurant ,magaz9e1      
sev]al *a9 re/aurants n[ (f] _! cu/om]s 
! option ( small] portions ( cu/om]     
favorites4 ,t4,g4,i4 ,friday's1 =       
example1 (f]s ! ,"r ,portion1 ,"r ,price
 m5u :ile ,cali=nia ,pizza ,kit*5 has a 
,small] ,crav+s program4  7#i7 ,z told  
by ! ,new ,york ,times1 ,mc,donald's    
re/aurants 9 ,septemb] #bjab began po/+ 
calorie in=mation on ! l>ge m5us inside 
_! re/aurants4 ,mc,donald's also li/s   
items t h #djj calories or less 9 its   
,favorites ,"u #djj m5u4  7#aj7 ,accord+
 to ,reut]s1 9 #bjaj1 ,pan]a ,bread     
became ! fir/ national re/aurant *a9 to 
volunt>ily po/ calorie in=mation on _!  
m5us4 ,subway re/aurants h also         

volunt>ily made _! calorie in=mation    
accessible to ! public4  7#aa7 ,report$ 
by ! ,new ,york ,times1 non-alcoholic   
bev]age companies su* z ,pepsi,co1      
,coca-,cola1 ,dr ,pepp] ,snapple1 &     
,sunny ,d are revamp+ v5d+ (f]+s & po/+ 
caloric in=mation on ! front ( e c1     
bottle1 & pack4 ,9 addition1 ^!         
companies h remov$ full-calorie s(t     
dr9ks f ! nation's s*ools & cont9ue to  
provide consum]s ) calorie in=mation1 a 
v>iety ( *oices1 & small] portions4  #c4
 ,fund+ re/riction ,no "p ( any         
appropriation conta9$ 9 any ,act may be 
us$ = pr9t1 radio1 television or any o!r
 m$ia adv]tisem5t1 campaign1 or =m (    
publicity aga9/ ! use ( a food or       
non-alcoholic bev]age t is lawfully     
m>ket$ "u ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &      
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et   
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