Personal Experience Assessment : What Is A Dietician?

Throughout the Diet Analysis Project, I was able to analyze and inspect my diet to examine what I was eating, what types of nutrients I

​The Dietary Analysis helped me become more aware of me current health. Because I am on the go most of the time, I find it very easy to pick up something fast to eat rather than making a full healthy meal. It was until things assignment that i noticed I eat a lot of more calories than I thought I did. I learned that I eat a lot of protein. Sometimes I eat protein bars because I think they are healthy. Before taking this class I never really payed attention to food labels. I am now a lot more alter while checking food labels. Before this class I would often just get frozen vegetables and then add them to my meals. I learned that refined foods lose all the nutrients. While doing this study, I noticed that I eat a lot more fast food than I should. The more red meat i eat the higher the risk for chronic diseases. The delicious double burger, chocolate cake, vallina shake, greasy fries are all foods that will increase the risk for chronic disease. I learned that I can inmpove my health by counting my calories. I have made changed in my eating habits to try to watch my calorie intakes.Due to this study I am now able to know what to look for in food labels. I now know that too much food containing more than 10% sodium or cholesterol are probably not the best option to chosse from.

My short-term goals are to enhance my knowledge of medical nutrition therapy, to gain experiences in all aspects of the dietetic field especially in clinical nutrition setting, and to become an RD. My long-term career goals are to become Certified Diabetes Educator, to engage and serve in community nutrition, and to promote wellness and preventive health care for socio-economically and culturally fragile populations. The U.S. population has become increasingly diverse in ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. Therefore, I believe that providing patient-centered education with respect on the differences of cultural, religious, and dietary practices are the keys to becoming a successful educator in nutrition counseling and education.

A dietician is a trained professional who enables and empowers people to make informed and practical choices about the food they eat and lifestyle choices. They are trained in hospital and

The Nutritionist will be involved in lifestyle management protocols to educate the patient on food in take to help lower the LDL numbers and also weight management protocols to help in the lowering of the blood pressure.

Nutrition is the science of our intake and utilization of food. Proper nutrition can help prevent or lessen the instances of disease. Improper nutrition can lead to a weakened immune system and even disease. In fact, A poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are known to be risk factors for life-threatening chronic diseases such as cardiovascular (heart) disease, hypertension, diabetes,

are able to work directly with the patient, having the time to do research and teach patients about

Being able to break information down to where the patient or patients can understand is a wonderful skill to posses because I will be dealing with so many cultures, ethnicity, and age groups. A lot of people do not understand when doctors and even medical assistants use certain terms, so when they are spoken to where they can understand, it makes them feel better just knowing what is going on instead of feeling more confused than what they was when they came in. And also it lets them know that you care enough to take the time and effort to make sure they understand.

These topics may include way to avoid preventable diseases like proper nutrition and exercise to prevent heart disease and regular and consistent health checkup for early detection of life threatening diseases. Nurses not only responsible for hands on care but also serving as a resource person for the people. Many times people need constant reinforcement and encouragement in following a healthy lifestyle and being compliant with their diet or medications. This is where nurses play a crucial role as a role model and guidance counselor for the patient and community.

A dietitian’s job is to promote health and control diseases through nutritional education. A responsibility of a dietitian or nutritionist might be advising patients on nutritional

Dietitian often need to work in-between other health professionals such as speech pathologist, communicate with patients, nurses, deliver message from other health professionals regarding the dietary requirement for patient to food service department in order to ensure the accurate information being delivered effectively, patient receive safe, correct and sufficient nutritious food in the hospital.

As a future dietitian, I can see in myself that I am passionate to work with he Hispanic community, utilizing my Spanish speaking skills and working with low socioeconomic populations. Growing up as low socioeconomic Hispanic community, I feel that I can relate to my community more than the average health professional. I love working with children and getting to know them and their family. As a health professional that will be working with trying to change dietary lifestyles, I think that having that cultural competency with this particular community will always be useful. My Spanish skills can help me gain the confidence of some of my patients or clients and find better ways to assess their needs.

Proper nutrition is one of the most essential elements to being healthy and living a long life. People deal with food every day, and food has been a part of life since the beginning of civilization. What we eat becomes our diet, and our diet plays a major role in deciding how healthy we are and how well our body functions. Without proper diet, our body cannot carry out the functions it needs to perform. Most people have some common knowledge on what is good and what is bad for the human body to consume. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains are some common items people think of when they think of healthy foods. However, it is not enough just to know what foods are good for your body, it is also important to understand why certain foods are

Dietitians spend their days with people, talking to them, explaining and helping them. To be a dietitian, you need to have amazing people skills. You need to know how to make small talk, calm people down and explain to them what is happening. They need to be accepting and appreciative of diverse people and be able to listen to people’s problems and concerns. They also need to be quite organised, they need to safely manage all the client’s information and keep records of everything. Another key quality of being a dietitian is being a problem solver. Their job is to help others solve their problems and to do that they need to be quick thinkers and know many problem solving techniques. Finally, to be a dietitian you need to be able to clearly communicate your thoughts in writing. They must also need to clearly explain medical terms to people who may not understand as easily.

​Food plays an important role in our daily life. Without food, we cannot survive. Food gives us all the required nutrients that our body needs in order to perform activities in our daily life. People usually find it difficult when choosing the right and effective diet for themselves. Its easy to get overwhelmed with all the dieting advice you get. Do you have to try out every type of diets without obtaining any result? Some people are unaware about how to have a proper diet and with those misleading advice, they may have to stop consuming the food they love, cutting down some portions and calories. Some people do survive this, nevertheless majority of people find it restrictive. In order to have a proper diet, the below information will give an idea about how nutrients plays a significant role in a proper diet. What helps the people to get a proper diet are the three types of diets involved, which are divided into three categories; balanced diet, diabetic diet and fitness diet.