National Nutrition Month
WHEREAS, food is the substance by which life is sustained; and
WHEREAS, the type, quality and amount of food that individuals consume each day plays a vital role in their overall health and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, the food and physical activity choices made today, and every day, affect our health and how we feel today and in the future; and
WHEREAS, eating right and being physically active are keys to a healthy lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for continuing nutrition education and a wide-scale effort to enhance good eating practices; and
WHEREAS, National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2012 as
National Nutrition Month
in the state of Alabama.
Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 24th day of February 2012.
Governor Robert Bentley
Provided by the Office of the Governor of Alabama | governor.alabama.gov