May 5, 2017

FUND OBESITY PREVENTION NOW!

A proposal for the Illinois General Assembly

In 2010, the Illinois Department of Public Healths Obesity

Prevention Initiative found that there are insufficient funds to
address Obesity in Illinois.

The Fund Obesity Prevention Now! Proposal would amend the

proposed Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act (SB 0009) to Equally noted during the hearing
allocate 10% of the revenue towards obesity prevention. This was the dire state of Illinois
proposal would raise $56 million dollars to be spent in budget and the inability to
communities across the Illinois to address the high prevalence
appropriate funds to address the
of obesity.
obesity epidemic

-IDPH Obesity Prevention

SB0009
A $0.01/ounce tax
Estimated to raise $561 million a year11
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Illinois will save $733 million over 10 years
Prevent 116,000 cases of obesity over 10 years11
Cannot address obesity in Illinois on its own
Initiative
Obesity Facts
Obesity is incredibly prevalent in Illinois. This is
concerning because obesity is related to many
other health conditions as well as significant
health and economic costs.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Facts Illinois Obesity Statistics

Adult Obesity
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages are the most common 29.3% of adults are obese , 18th in the U.S.
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form of added sugar in our diet and frequent con- 63.8% of adults are overweight or obese
sumption is associated with several chronic health
conditions. For that reason, sugar-sweetened bever- Childhood Obesity (10-17 years old)
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ages have been the target of recent tax proposals 19.3% of children are obese , 9th in the U.S.
across the world. 1 in 3 children are overweight or obese
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Includes soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks,

and energy drinks8 Cost of Obesity in Illinois
Accounts for 39% off the added sugar in the Adult Obesity adds $3.4 billion to annual
American Diet8 healthcare costs5
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Frequent consumption is associated with obesity Obesity Related Medical Costs: $6.3 billion
and other chronic diseases9 Other economic costs such as worker
absenteeism, loss of wages, etc.57
Adolescents in Illinois
69.9% of adolescents drank soda one or more Obesity Related Health Conditions5
times in the last 7 days10 Heart disease
18.3% of adolescents drank soda one or more Diabetes
times per day in the last 7 days10 Sleep apnea
Hypertension
Some cancers

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Obesity Profile. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-

programs/profiles/pdfs/illinois-state-profile.pdf

2
Trust for Americas Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.(2015). The State of Obesity: Better

Policies for a Healthier America. Retrieved from: http://stateofobesity.org/states/il/

3
Illinois Department of Public Health. (2016). Chronic Disease Burden Update. Retrieved from:

http://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/publications/publicationsohpmchildhood-

obesity.pdf

4
Ogden, C.L., Carroll, M.D., Fryar, C.D., Flegal, K.M. (2015). Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and

Youth: United States 2011-2014. National Center for Health Statistics

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]llinois Department of Public Health. (2010). Obesity Prevention Initiative

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Trogdon, J.G., Finkelstein, E.A., Feagan, C.W., Cohen, J.W. (2012). Obesity. 20:1. 214-220. Retrieved

from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.proxy.cc.uic.edu/doi/10.1038/oby.2011.169/full

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Harvard T.H. Chan. () Economic Costs. Obesity Prevention Source. Retrieved from:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/economic/

8
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines

for Americans, 2015-2020. 8th Edition, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office,

December 2015.

9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017) Get the Facts: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and

Consumption. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/data-statistics/sugar-sweetened-

beverages-intake.html

10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Illinois 2015 Results. Youth Risk Behavior

Surveillance System. Retrieved from:

https://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/App/Results.aspx?LID=IL

11
Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost Effectiveness Study CHOICES. (2017). Sugar-Sweetened

Beverage Tax Illinois. Retrieved from: http://choicesproject.org/wp-

content/uploads/2017/04/SSB-Tax_Illinois_CHOICES_2017_04_20.pdf

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