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Example Of Nutrition Personal Statement

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I am an imaginative, flexible and open minded Nutrition Science student with experience and skills in health promotion, nutritional analysis and effective communication with a diverse group of people. Motivated and productive, currently working part time and self-studying biochemistry, with plans to further develop acquired skills and knowledge by starting a nutrition based degree in September 2015. I pursue my passion in food and ingredients, especially desserts, by attending conferences such as Food Matters Live (London, 2014) but also by cooking/baking at home and experimenting with recipes to make them budget and health friendly.
I have good theoretical knowledge about health, nutrition, psychology and physiology, as well as, a number of practical skills. These include: measurements of body circumference/ body fat, cholesterol and glucose level, analysis of the diet (using WinDiets software), providing detailed explanation of impact of the diet on the human body and writing accurate reports. These will be of a great use when I start to advice people on their diets. As part of my degree I also had a chance …show more content…

The main aim of the experience was to tackle issues of manufactured food’s overconsumption and small variety of fresh products in children’s diet. I provided creative and affordable healthy meal ideas in order to encourage parents to eat healthier. I adapted the theory learned at university when giving advice on healthy eating, and what is even more important, I have effectively evaluated the needs of community and provided appropriate health promotion. The positive feedback from parents and co-workers showed me that my innovative ideas for healthy food promotion, are well tailored and individualised. Since the healthy eating promotion included preparation of food/snacks and appropriate leaflets, I have an experience in using my creativity and ICT skills in a professional

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