Nutrition Personal Statement

Proper nutrition is important in maintaining a long and healthy life. Most Americans are rushed due to their busy work schedules, and do not take the time to plan their diets properly. Like me, most Americans are unaware of the importance of eating a healthy diet and consume too many foods without the proper nutrients. Throughout my life I have been fortunate. I have not had any major health problems, and have been able to consume most foods without having to worry about gaining weight. These last two years, however, I started to gain weight and have become concerned with my diet. Changing my poor eating habits has been difficult for me, however, having this assignment has taught me that it is not as difficult as I previously

This is my first year at Brigham Young University and I declared my major as Pre- Dietetics. Interested in Dietetics as I am, however, I still want to challenge myself with Nursing. The major is intensive itself and highly competitive. If I am qualified for the rigorous Nursing program, I would graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree after four years of college. If not, I would pursue a bachelor degree in Dietetics and after that I would go for a master degree in the field. I would like to work for a nursing home or a hospital if there is an opportunity, since I like helping people in need, especially those on poor health condition.

It’s been a stressful journey figuring out my future plans. I’ve spent the last couple years toying with different ideas of where I might be later in life. I decided I wanted to study nutrition my junior year of high school. I watched the documentary Forks over Knives and realized if I don’t change my lifestyle and eating habits now, then when would I? I began watching what I put into my body. I first cut out soft drinks and fast food. Then I slowly cut out meat products. It wasn’t long before I noticed a difference in my energy levels and weight loss. While making these changes in my life, I began reading books on vegan/vegetarianism and keeping up with health-related documentaries (The Gerson Miracle, The Beautiful Truth, Killer At Large; just to name a few). I

The impact of nutritional value in our food directly correlates with the well being of the human body. It is vital that health professionals educate themselves on the quality of food sources and understand the importance of what people consume. Every day, all across the world, people wake up and one of the initial decisions people make relate to food. Everything manufactured for human consumption is not always a healthy option to promote an excellent well-being.

I chose the path of nutrition and dietetics because of my love for good food, cooking and an innate interest in the human body and how the foods we eat play such a critical role in how our bodies function and feel.

Carbs- carbohydrates are a vital source of our energy within the body. Carbs are the key nutrients that give our brains and red blood cells their energy. These carbs also come in different forms such as Fiber, which is a very important form or nutrient to our bodies. This is because fiber is tremendously important to our bodys digestive system. If someone took in too much fiber within their diet, it could cause terrible diarrhea. On the other hand, if someone does intake enough fiber in the daily diet, this could result in the cause of colon cancer. Another key nutrient for our body is fats. There are 4 types of fats ( monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, and finally trans fat). These fats help our body digest or break down vitamins D,E,A,K. the final key nutrient for our body is protein. The nutrient Protein helps the body with regulations of various hormones, fluids, enzymes, and antibodies.

When I was younger, I couldn’t eat much, not that my stomach couldn’t bear it, but I wasn’t aloud too. I only remember the same boring food, spaghetti with garlic bread, and the milk that could wait to be sucked down, or oven chicken, with the same teriyaki taste that overpowered the chicken. The chicken was often eaten with corn and mashed potatoes. Dinner was always unbearable because I would always be the last one at the table, picking at my corn and dipping the tip of my fork into the runny mashed potatoes. I never ate much, but now, I eat allot. My mom says I eat enough for two grown men, and I now eat more than my 18 year old brother. I can put down a 4x4 from In and Out Burger and a taco right after. My goal is to be able to eat a

My career path for dietetics was led by my passion for disease prevention at one of the most crucial stages of human development - childhood. My curiosity with chronic non-communicable diseases began the following years after the death of both my grandmothers due to type 2 diabetes and stomach cancer. At a young age, I began to incline myself to biology in which my interest grew further for nutrition epidemiology, nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. The fact that our diet interacts with our genes has opened my eyes to believe that disease prevention is possible. Today, my goal is to diminish the number of new prevalent cases of chronic diseases with education and as a leader in my community. Additionally, I want to become the chair of ADA’s Latino

I have always had an interest in plant based diets and good health. I would like to obtain a degree in plant-based nutrition while at the same time obtain a degree in mechanical engineering. First, I want to be challenged beyond the traditional boundaries and learn in depth the various chronic diseases billions of citizens today encounter today and why they encounter them, so I can prevent those diseases myself and help other citizens prevent them. Second, I have always had a passion for assisting individuals regardless of who they are or how they treat me. When I see an individual in poor health, I feel bad for them and cry on the inside since I know how being in detrimental health feels and it is not pleasing. In middle school and until sophomore

This experience influenced my goals of becoming a dietitian in one way. I was surprised that all of the dietitians I encountered had at least one title, which was “Registered Dietitian”. This made me feel anxious about my future career goals as I suddenly realized that it was so competitive and challenging to be a dietitian. My career goals didn’t change because of this; my state of mind changed as I knew that I needed to upgrade myself.

Through studying biology, psychology, and nutrition, I was empowered to transform my fear into a passion for relieving people of suffering. I decided that I wanted to be a Registered Dietitian, but I had no idea how long this journey would take.

The High school years are full of great experiences, but also the next step into your future as an adult and what you’re going to become. For myself, I’ve always had a passion for fitness and health. I have settled on my career choice and would like to major in fitness physiology, along with a minor in dietitian/nutritionist, so I can combine meal plans or nutritional advice with working out. This profession had me convinced that this is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. It involves helping people through health and fitness, and also rehabilitation through physical activity. It has all the elements of what I love to do, in helping people and training them. Dietitian/nutritionist is something I also had an interest aside from

We are required to obtain certain amount of nutrients from food. Food can simply divide into 2 groups, macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients composition. Both of the groups mentioned do affect the metabolism rate. According to Hulbert and Else, dietary fatty acid will affect the metabolism rate and some of the polyunsaturated fatty acid will increase the metabolism rate (1999). Meanwhile, different kinds of animals have their own unique requirement for macro-nutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates and fat. Moreover, most of the food intake is driven by achieving the required protein intake. Animals on a low protein diet will over eat carbohydrates and fat until the protein requirement has been satisfied. If this case

H.D. seems to be an overall healthy adolescent; however her eating habits do worry me a bit. She seems to be a little bit obsessed with what she puts into her body and her overall body image. Wanting to be healthy is not the problem. “Health care professionals are concerned not only about adolescents who are obese but also about adolescents who have unhealthy attitudes toward eating and toward their body image” (Steinberg, 2016, p. 36). It’s not that H.D. is obese, or even overweight; it’s that some of the things she was saying was leading to a belief that her body image is not strong. She mentioned ensuring she drinks a green smoothie everyday and how she rarely eats lunch at school.

‘’Nutrition is the process of taking in nutrients from the foods you eat.’’ (Page 1, http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-nutrition.html)