House Resolution 136

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                        BY  SANDS
  1  3 A Resolution recognizing March 2004 as National
  1  4    Nutrition Month.
  1  5    WHEREAS, food is the substance by which life is
  1  6 sustained; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, the type, quality, and amount of food that
  1  8 individuals consume each day plays a vital role in
  1  9 their overall health and physical fitness; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, there is a need for continuing nutrition
  1 11 education and a wide=scale effort to enhance good
  1 12 eating practices; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the American Dietetic Association's
  1 14 nutrition education and information campaign annually
  1 15 designates March as National Nutrition Month; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, Gretchen Davison, Miss Louisa County 2003,
  1 17 and a dietetic intern at Genesis Medical Center in
  1 18 Davenport, Iowa, has adopted "E.A.T. Your Heart Out"
  1 19 as her platform as a contender in the Miss Iowa
  1 20 Scholarship Program; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 21    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 22 That the House of Representatives recognizes the month
  1 23 of March 2004 as National Nutrition Month as sponsored
  1 24 by the American Dietetic Association, and encourages
  1 25 all citizens to join the campaign for good nutrition
  1 26 and to become concerned about their nutrition and the
  1 27 nutrition of others in the hope of achieving optimum
  1 28 health for both today and tomorrow; and
  1 29    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
  1 30 Representatives urges Governor Thomas J. Vilsack to
  2  1 proclaim March 2004 as National Nutrition Month to
  2  2 further promote the goals of the American Dietetic
  2  3 Association to focus attention on the importance of
  2  4 making informed food choices and developing sound
  2  5 eating and physical activity habits.
  2  6 LSB 6946HH 80
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