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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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