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          Bill No:  SJR 28
          Author:   Calderon (D)
          Amended:  6/24/08
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE FLOOR  :  28-7, 5/12/08
          AYES:  Alquist, Battin, Calderon, Cedillo, Cogdill,  
            Corbett, Correa, Denham, Dutton, Florez, Harman, Kehoe,  
            Kuehl, Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado, Migden, Negrete  
            McLeod, Padilla, Perata, Ridley-Thomas, Romero, Scott,  
            Simitian, Steinberg, Torlakson, Wiggins, Yee
          NOES:  Aanestad, Ackerman, Ashburn, Cox, Hollingsworth,  
            McClintock, Runner
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Ducheny, Margett, Oropeza, Vincent,  
            Wyland

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  48-27, 7/14/08 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Nutrition:  sodium consumption

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution urges the federal Food and Drug  
          Administration to respond to the issue of sodium  
          consumption by reclassifying sodium as an additive and also  
          urges the United States Department of Agriculture and the  
          United State Department of Health and Human Services to  
          respond to the issue of sodium consumption by setting new  
          food guidelines addressing the amount of sodium in foods.

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           Assembly Amendments  urge the Food and Drug Administration  
          to reclassify sodium as an additive and urge the Department  
          of Agriculture and Health and Human Services to set new  
          guidelines regarding sodium.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          This resolution finds and declares:
           
           Scientific studies have linked consuming too much sodium to  
          high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart  
          disease and stroke.

          The National Academy of Sciences recommends that adults  
          consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium each day,  
          roughly the amount of a teaspoon of salt.  However, for  
          persons with a higher risk of having high blood pressured,  
          including persons over 50 years of age and African  
          Americans, the National Academy of Sciences recommends that  
          no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium be consumed each  
          day.

          Americans typically consume about 4,000 milligrams of  
          sodium each day.

          The American Medical Association (AMA) cites estimates that  
          150,000 lives could be saved annually if Americans were to  
          reduce their sodium consumption by 50 percent, which is a  
          goal the AMA states can be attained within a decade.

          Other industrialized countries have already begun grappling  
          with the problem of too much sodium consumption.  For  
          instance, according to the AMA, in Finland, government and  
          industry have collaborated to bring about a 40 percent  
          decrease in sodium consumption since the late 1970s.  In  
          the United Kingdom, government has set voluntary sodium  
          reduction targets for about 70 types of processed foods.

          This resolution urges the federal Food and Drug  
          Administration to respond to the issue of sodium  
          consumption by reclassifying sodium as an additive and also  
          urges the United States Department of Agriculture and the  
          United State Department of Health and Human Services to  
          respond to the issue of sodium consumption by setting new  







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          food guidelines addressing the amount of sodium in foods.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES:  Aghazarian, Arambula, Beall, Berg, Brownley,  
            Caballero, Carter, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeSaulnier, Dymally, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fuentes,  
            Furutani, Galgiani, Garcia, Hancock, Hayashi, Hernandez,  
            Huffman, Jones, Karnette, Krekorian, Laird, Levine,  
            Lieber, Lieu, Ma, Mendoza, Mullin, Nava, Nunez, Parra,  
            Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Solorio,  
            Spitzer, Swanson, Torrico, Wolk, Bass
          NOES:  Adams, Anderson, Benoit, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Cook,  
            DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Garrick,  
            Horton, Houston, Huff, Jeffries, Keene, La Malfa, Maze,  
            Nakanishi, Niello, Silva, Smyth, Strickland, Tran,  
            Villines, Walters
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Charles Calderon, Leno, Plescia, Sharon  
            Runner, Soto


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