Crossfit Washington, DC 20036 FORGING ELITE FITNESS•
1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, #200 Crossfit Washington, DC 20036 FORGING ELITE FITNESS• www.crossfit.com Decem her 12, 20 19 The Honorable David S. Hickernell Chairman, House Professional Licensure Committee Room 60, Capitol East Wing Harrisburg, PA 17125 RE: House Bill 1802 Oppose Informational Meeting Date: December 18, 2019 - House Professional Licensure Committee Dear Chairman Hickernell: CrossFit, Inc., is the largest gym chain in Pennsylvania with more than 220 affiliated gyms, each of which is independently-owned and -operated by Pennsylvanians. Each gym recognizes that proper nutrition is foundational to health and fitness, that information about food and nutrition is life-changing and life-saving, and that the right to share such information should not be restricted to only a few. On the contrary, more people need to be discussing proper nutrition because of its role in the chronic disease epidemic, including such diseases as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. As written, House Bill 1820 will severely curtail the freedom to discuss proper nutrition, and will exacerbate the chronic disease epidemic devastating Pennsylvania. House Bill 1820 expands Pennsylvania's existing licensing regime for dietitians, and in doing so limits the ability of others to share life-saving nutritional speech, to the detriment of the public. It prohibits the unlicensed practice of "medical nutrition therapy" (MNT) and defines it as "the provision of nutrition care services for the purpose of treatment or management of a disease or medical condition.""Nutrition care services" includes "establishing priorities, goals, and objectives that meet nutritional needs." The 1 American Medical Association , among other medical professional associations, recognizes obesity as a disease.
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