Rep. Craig Bland, D-Kansas City, the bill's sponsor, cited increased rates in heart attacks, strokes, and type 1 and 2 diabetes as the inspiration for the bill. "We need more information and seminars about the effects of what obesity can do to you if you don't change your lifestyle. We need more studies in the state so people can understand the importance of obesity."
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