Established in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month is a time in March to focus on making informed food choices and developing not only healthy eating habits, but also physical activity habits.
It began as a week-long observance to promote informed food choices and heathy eating habits but grew to a month-long celebration in response to growing public interest in nutrition.
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