![Surrounded by baskets of potatoes, Naomi Moua helps a customer at her family’s booth at a farmers’ market.](https://wisconsinexperience.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2022/01/naomi-moua-1600x660-c-default.jpg)
Michael P. King
Naomi Moua
Naomi Moua
From Farmers Market to Health Clinic
A childhood spent around wholesome food inspires and influences this master’s student on her way to becoming a registered dietitian.
For some first-year college students, keeping healthy habits can be a challenge. Stress, lack of exercise and sleep, and easy access to fast food can lead to weight gain — the classic “Freshman 15.” But Naomi Moua MSx’21 never fell into that trap. She carried a health-conscious attitude into college, one that started long before she set foot on a campus.