Breaking Habits, Building Health: LSU Agcenter Nutrition Program Inspires Man’s Transformation
Walking through the woods on his weekend hunts was no walk in the park for Jason Wheat. After steadily gaining weight during his 40s, Wheat found the trek up the hills of his hunting area hard to manage. Even putting on his hunting boots felt burdensome.
“That was when I knew I’ve got to make changes,” Wheat said.
Wheat, who has diabetes, knew he would have to break his fried food habit but didn’t know how best to go about it. He met with his doctor and enrolled in the LSU Ag-Center’s Dining with Diabetes five-part series in Clinton.
“I was all in,” Wheat said. “I went and committed myself to it.”
March is National Nutrition Month, and during this month, Wheat is sharing his story to show how implementing the nutrition lessons he learned in the class has drastically improved his health and well-being.