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| 2. Options for the adoption of a new nutrition pyramid, with | attention to the food pyramid recommendations published by the | Harvard School of Public Health and emphasis on increased | consumption of vegetables, whole grains, fat-free milk, beans, | soy products and nuts; |
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| | 3. Analysis of physical education standards in Maine | schools from 1970 forward, including review of the Maine | system of learning results and standards in other states; |
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| | 4. Review of possible methods for restricting advertising | to students while in school or at school-related activities or | school-sponsored activities, including actions taken in other | states and legislation restricting advertising and contracts | that result directly or indirectly in advertising or | promotional information or displays; |
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| | 5. Options for labeling fats in all packaged foods sold in | the State, with attention given to information on unsaturated | fats, trans fats and saturated fats; |
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| | 6. Methods of encouraging healthy food purchasing by | families using cash and under public benefit programs, | including the possibility of restricting purchases under a | public benefit program to certain categories of foods; |
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| | 7. Analysis of discrimination based on personal size, using | the Michigan human rights law as an example and consulting | with the Attorney General regarding legal issues; |
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| | 8. Analysis of the potential savings in health care costs | and decreases in lost work time from the creation of fitness | centers in major centers of state employment, and the savings | over time from the fitness centers; |
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| | 9. Analysis of the nutritional value of food for sale in | places of state employment in cafeterias and snack bars and by | vending machines; and |
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| | 10. Analysis of the benefits and costs of providing | insurance or health coverage for obesity prevention and | nutrition counseling for state employees, retirees and | MaineCare enrollees and for health coverage by carriers | licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24 or Title | 24-A; and be it further |
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| | Sec. 5. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the commission may request | staffing and clerical assistance from the Legislative Council | and from the Department of Human Services; and be it further |
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