Over the course of my BTEC in Science at XXXX College, my interest in nutrition, healthy eating, diet, health and wellbeing and disease evolved. Since then, my passion to become a Dietician arose.  Given the statistics for obesity in the UK, diet has never been more relevant yet there is a huge gap in people's understanding. The expense of purchasing healthy foods only serves to exacerbate the national epidemic. I believe that we all have a role to play in tackling this epidemic.

Nutrition, as a subject, inspires me as it is so important in maintaining our health and yet, it is often neglected leading to disease, which places more of a burden on the NHS. I would like to be able to educate on how to improve health through maintaining a healthy diet. I should like to share my knowledge and expertise so that everyone from young children to elderly people realise the importance of having a healthy diet so that they change poor diet habits and, in turn, improve the health of our future generations. This is a subject that is rapidly evolving through research and greater public awareness through the media and one that fascinates me personally.

Having successfully completed a Diploma in Nutrition at The College of Nutrition, I now have a deep understanding of how the NHS also plays an essential role in educating and supporting patients who have diet-related illnesses. Working in the NHS, I feel I would be able to share my passion for having a healthy diet through my interactions with patients; I understand the role of an NHS Dietician to be one in which each patient's diet would be initially assessed culminating in a Diet Profile from which recommendations would be made that are specific to that individual. This may be devising a Diet Plan, advising on how to lose weight or educating patients on what constitutes a healthy diet.

Born in our native Argentina, my family moved to the USA when I was six. Thus, while I remember Argentina well and we have been back to visit, I was raised in the Bronx and New York City will always be my home. Now, at 24, English is the language that I speak best but Spanish will always be close to my heart and I look forward to using it professionally in the future. I want to become a Registered Dietician and life coach and have my own practice, helping people from many walks of life who face unique challenges to their physical health and well being that can be dealt with successfully through diet and healthy lifestyle choices.

I want to be part of the nutrition movement. I want to help educate people on food. On what brands to buy, on affordable ways to eat healthy, on cooking, on reading labels to be able to avoid foods with harmful ingredients, on the effects that certain foods can have on an individual’s health. I believe everyone has the right to be healthy and I believe there is a lack in the education that is being given to our children and people are growing up unaware and becoming sick. Food is how we show appreciation to our bodies and to our experience and it is a shame that so many people are unaware of the harmful substances that are found in our every day food. I believe if the people become more informed than the corporations will only have the choice to provide us with healthier options and slowly the world will become healthier and more harmonious.

Ten years from now I would love to be a Registered Dietitian and life coach. I would like to have my own practice and help people from all age groups and all walks of life. I want to help people with their physical, mental, and spiritual health. I would love to be in a program that educates children on healthy foods and teaches them how to prepare food.

As a student from Paraguay, I hope to contribute to the diversity of XXXX University as a graduate student in Nutrition and to learn from my peers from all over the world as well as my professors. My main goal as a dietician would be to improve the lives of individuals by helping them obtain a healthy lifestyle despite their social or economic status, especially in light of the fact that that more than half of Paraguay’s population lives in poverty. XXXX University is my first choice for graduate school because it has a higher percentage of international students than any other university in the USA, in addition to the vast intellectual and scientific resources of the surrounding area.

My mother has struggled with her weight at least since she had me if not before as well. There has been a cancer scare, a diabetes diagnoses, and many thousand dollars spent on medications.  Most recently, she had a major weight loss operation.  Throughout everything, there has been minimal nutritional guidance either pre- or post-surgically. As this drama unfolded in my life and took and increasing toll on my entire family, I gradually became less interested in my own career in veterinary medicine, and found myself immersed more and more in the literature in human nutrition. My interest is now such that I am now certain that human nutrition is the field to which I want to devote my professional life, building upon the extensive experience that I have in the area of veterinary nutrition. I have known since I obtained my Bachelor’s degree several years ago that I would one day choose to pursue a graduate degree.  I have always craved knowledge and for the last several years, I have become increasingly intrigued by the science of nutrition and herbs and their preventative abilities.  I am very hard working and passionate.  I believe I would be an excellent student and a successful and inspired graduate of the Master’s in Human Nutrition program.

I work in virtually all areas or disciplines, drafting eloquent statements on behalf of my clients so that they are accepted to the program of their choice. A very large segment of these applications are to programs that have something to do with medicine and health, from public health and medical school through nursing, psychology, and social work. The discipline that I see as most fundamental to physical and mental health as well, however, is nutrition. For it is the study of human nutrition that holds the greatest promise for making the practice of medicine all but obsolete. Rather, the study and practice of good nutrition is the foundation and springboard of preventive medicine, healthy children from day one, through a balanced diet that includes an adequate supply of everything essential and excludes everything else.

I look forward to helping you to form especially creative ideas concerning what you hope to accomplish once you earn the Master’s Degree in Nutrition, because this is the most important part of your statement, the key factor in whether or not you will be accepted to the program to which you are applying.

Diabetes

Toward the end of 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its first-ever state-by-state review of new diagnoses and found that in the last ten years, the rate of new diabetes cases in the US has nearly doubled.

Of those cases, approximately 90% are type two diabetics, which is linked to obesity. “There are a number of reasons for this,” says Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDE, a diabetes educator.

“Our diets certainly aren’t better than they were ten years ago, our waistlines are getting bigger; if you’re carrying extra fat around your midsection, you’re at a higher risk for diabetes.”

In 200, it was reported that inhaled insulin may make “skin pricks a thing of the past by the year 2001.” It was predicted that: “On the horizon is inhaled insulin, which could be a welcome relief for these diabetics.”

Ironically, however, inhaled insulin was just recently pulled from the market. It was way too complicated for patients, reportedly.

Disease Prevention

In 2000, a nutrition trade magazine revealed a budding trend of dietitians and research investigating “functional foods” (i.e., medicinal foods), but cautioned that consumers needed more education on the subject. Over the next few years, the term became more common and, in 2003, it was reported that: “In general, eating an array of whole foods may be one of the best strategies for disease prevention.”

Going Green

In 2002 and 2003, articles on farming and the rise of organic foods came out, as more consumers were beginning to show interest in local, fresh, whole foods. While going green isn’t exactly a new concept, what is new is that the trend toward eating local and organic foods has gone completely mainstream.

“Natural and organic foods is a huge topic today,” noted Sass. “The interest in clean, pure food has been phenomenal. I’m shocked that it’s happened so quickly; it’s only been about five years since it really made it onto consumers’ radar and, in the last year or two, it has just exploded.”

Vegetarianism

In the last ten years, vegetarianism has moved from the fringe to a lifestyle and green environmental choice. The number of vegetarian foods has exploded, with the versatile soybean as the primary protein source. Years ago, there were fewer vegetarians. Some may have considered eliminating meat from the diet a strange lifestyle choice. It was harder to get a vegetarian alternative at events, on airlines, and at many restaurants. But today it’s a standard in the Western world, and being a vegetarian has become practically commonplace. One contributing factor may be that the research has shown you can still meet all of your dietary needs as a vegetarian, and we know that you can carry a healthy pregnancy as a vegetarian, of course. The field of dietetics has certainly come a very long way and seen many changes in the last decade. It’s difficult to even imagine where we’ll be another ten years from now. With so many new advances and the always-evolving technology with which we’re presented, there’s no doubt the industry has a bright future. The sky continues to be the limit! However, it may not always feel like that. If your limit involves your writing skills right now, you know where to look for support.

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Born and raised in Tartous, Syria, I went to college in Homs, Syria for 4 years and then moved to the USA to escape the bloodshed in my country, arriving in December of 2013 and beginning my Master’s Degree Program in Nutrition and Food Science at XXXX University in XXXX, Louisiana the following year, 2014. Now 29, I have been interested in nutrition since my adolescence, reading mostly in this area during my free time for many years. I hope very much to be selected to study towards the PHD Degree in Nutrition and Food Science at XXXX University. XXXX is my first choice for among PHD programs because of its excellence and the fact that the Detroit area is where I have the best social support base, family and friends, which will help me to excel in your program.

Over the past several years, I have realized that my health, soul and happiness are all bound up with my increasing fascination and passion for food.  From the formative years of college to this hour and this day, there is not one moment where I don’t find myself eating and living with the utmost vigilance.  When I learned how food ultimately embodied every aspect of my life, I quickly turned to the extensive literature on traditional and contemporary human diets. Growing up in a war zone in the Middle East made me realize that each of us, as human beings, has a powerful potential to change the world and find peace each in our own way. For me, I have found peace in practicing healthy food habits.

My passion led me to become part of the first graduating class in the newly established Nutrition Science major at Al-Baath University in the city of Homs, Syria. Wanting to utilize my skills to help refugees, I began volunteering for the Red Cross and spent six months preparing food for Syria's homeless and poverty stricken.  It was there that I gained a special interest in Nutrition by my constant exposure not only to malnutrition but also starvation. Health, nutrition and wellbeing have quickly shaped the identity and purpose of my young adult life, which I believe can be further realized and shared through a career in dietetics. I have completed my dietetic internship at XXXX State University, learning to adroitly organize my time for work as well as study.

Now serving as a clinical dietitian at XXXX hospital, I could not be happier working one-on-one with patients, helping them to find and stay on a path to building healing and understanding. As a result of my professional experience, I have found my voice as a dietitian. With its holistic approach to health and wellbeing, I am cetin that your institution offers an ideal and comprehensive program in nutrition which complements the experiences that have nurtured my passion for food and community.  As I make the personal commitment, the fundamental change I long to see is the imperative rebuilding of our relationship with food.  For my part, I long to become intensely involved with cutting- edge research; reaching out to colleagues and mentors, and interviewing practicing researchers. Earning my PHD in Nutrition and Food Science will give me a chance to make the most of my clinical skills, scientific knowledge and interests in research, as well as my enjoyment of helping people to live healthier and happier lives.

Acquiring my MS Degree at XXXX University was not easy; at first, I suffered cultural shock and faced linguistic challenges. I am continuously reminded of my willpower, love for life-long learning, and dedication to helping others. I was humbled by XXXX University’s recognition of my achievement during my dietetics internship, honoring me as the Outstanding Student of my class in 2017.

I have been reading about your especially distinguished Nutrition and Food Science Department at XXXX University almost since I arrived in the USA and I have looked to your program as a role model and source of inspiration throughout my undergraduate and graduate education so far; thus, it would be a very special privilege and honor for me to pursue my PHD in Nutrition and Food Science at XXXX University.  

I look forward to contributing to the diversity of your program as a Middle Eastern woman from a country at war and a population with great and sometimes novel nutrition needs, since people in wide swaths of the country are able to find, buy, or grow only enough food to stay alive, while others, especially children, often die of malnutrition. An independent thinker, I thrive on teamwork, attention to detail, creativity and perseverance. I look forward to working alongside and learning from dedicated educators and experienced scientists working on groundbreaking research, and collaborating with scientists internationally as well as nationally. This will enable and inspire me to contribute all that I can to scientific and medical advancements, thinking and acting globally, helping to safeguard the nutritional needs of some of the worlds most vulnerable peoples, increasing numbers of whom live in the Middle East and speak my native language, Arabic.

I am very excited about and committed to continuing the growth and development of my career in dietetics. Earning the PHD and becoming a professor devoted as much to research as I am teaching, I look forward to a lifetime of nutrition counseling in the community, especially as geared towards the prevention and treatment of disease. I look forward to becoming an expert in the area of metabolic and satiety hormone responses to different nutrients and/or exercise and how improved human nutrition helps to prevent and also successfully manage chronic disease, including obesity, diabetes, and cancers. I will devote myself in particular to body metabolism and weight loss in my community and interventions for nutrition and health.

I thank you for considering my application to the PHD Program in Nutrition and Food Science at XXXX University.