Las Vegas Urban League WIC Nutrition Team Stands Ready To Help During March National Nutrition Month

LAS VEGAS - March 2, 2023 - PRLog -- The Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) organization celebrates National Nutrition Month throughout the month of March by stressing the importance of making informed and healthy food choices in your daily diet. This year's theme is "Fuel for the Future."

The RDN stresses that families and individuals can "fuel up for the future" by planning healthy meals ahead of time; cooking and preparing foods, as opposed to buying fast foods; varying your diet to experience different nutritional benefits and visiting a registered dietitian nutritionist to develop a personalized health plan.

"The LVUL WIC Nutrition Team is very passionate about health, wellness and eating wholesome foods," WIC Registered Dietitian Ana Luna said. "Our objective is to inform our families with creditable nutrition information that will lead to a change in their eating behaviors with the goal of ultimately contributing to a better quality of life and reduce the rates of obesity and chronic diseases."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity affects 1 in 5 children in the United States. Many obese children become obese adults, especially if one or both parents are obese.

"We address various health concerns you may have such as obesity, Gestational Diabetes mellitus, Preeclampsia, Hypertension and other health-related issues," Luna added.

"WIC's team motto is "Be Proactive, Not Reactive." We stay proactive by providing nutrition counseling to prenatal women, postpartum women, infants and children. We are hospitality driven, which means we will treat you the same way we treat our own family members."

Without a balanced diet full of nutrient-rich foods, your body is essentially starved of the important vitamins and minerals that affect how you feel and function. But in addition to a healthy diet, it is also important to "keep moving." Physical activity should be a part of your daily routine, nutrition experts stress. Exercise is not only good for your body, it is good for your mind. Exercise releases feel-good endorphins and serotonin, which naturally boosts your mood and energy levels.

For more information and advice on how to improve your diet and develop good exercise routines, visit the Las Vegas Urban League WIC at https://www.wiclv.org or its two convenient locations: 6480 W. Flamingo Road, Suite B, Las Vegas, phone (702) 227-1573 or 3320 E. Flamingo Road, Suite 50, Las Vegas, phone (702) 476-9561.

The Las Vegas Urban League Women, Infants and Children Program is a 501c (3) program that is funded by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health.