Bill Text: TX HR397 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2021 as National Nutrition Month.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-29 - Reported enrolled [HR397 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR397-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 397 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Across the country, March 2021 is being observed as | ||
| National Nutrition Month to highlight the importance of making | ||
| informed dietary choices and developing healthy eating and | ||
| lifestyle habits; and | ||
| WHEREAS, National Nutrition Month is an education campaign | ||
| created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world's | ||
| largest organization of food and nutrition professionals; the | ||
| academy, which today has a membership of more than 100,000 | ||
| credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, is dedicated | ||
| to improving public health and advancing the profession of | ||
| dietetics through research, education, and advocacy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By promoting National Nutrition Month, the Academy | ||
| of Nutrition and Dietetics is encouraging Americans to be more | ||
| mindful of the way they eat and to consider making positive dietary | ||
| changes; the organization's recommendations include eating more | ||
| fruits and vegetables, reducing portion sizes, reading nutrition | ||
| labels, avoiding added sugars, and exercising regularly; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Good nutrition plays a vital role in an individual's | ||
| overall health, well-being, and quality of life, and the observance | ||
| of National Nutrition Month provides a welcome opportunity for | ||
| Americans to learn more about ways they can enjoy the benefits of a | ||
| healthier diet; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2021 as National Nutrition Month | ||
| and extend sincere best wishes to the Academy of Nutrition and | ||
| Dietetics and all those who are supporting the important goals of | ||
| this campaign. | ||
| Longoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 397 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 25, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
