Hello all! My name is Danielle Lu, and I am currently a 2nd year undergraduate student in the Nutrition and Food Science program. I am hoping to transfer into the Nutrition program next year, as I am really interested in making my interest in this field into my career. Although nutrition is something I do not always abide by (I do enjoy the occasional cookie or bag of chips!), I believe it is important to be aware of how to take care of your body through the right diets and food lifestyle choices.
I first became interested in nutrition a few years ago. It was a large change from my original goal of becoming an architect/interior designer (I may end up getting another degree in design later on though, but I'll focus on one thing at a time!). My family has very close friends who are involved in the nutrition field, most of which live in China. Through word of mouth of my mom, I heard about all these differe
nt ways food could transform certain aspects of one's health and better the body as a whole, which I found very interesting and, well, cool! Although nutrition peaked my interest, it wasn't until my grandparents and dad started to develop health problems, such as pernicious anemia and hypertension (Salted, preserved foods are a family favorite!), as a result of imbalanced, inadequate diet that I realized how important nutrition is as a whole and to myself. Eating should be healthy as well as an enjoyment. It should be balanced! After researching online, I found more information on what being a dietician really entails. It's not just telling people what to eat. That's only part of it!
You can get a taste of some general, interesting health information can be found here at http://www.thehealthblog.com/.
In this way, it shows the importance of communication since mom gained knowledge from people on the other side of the world! Therefore, this stresses how necessary exchanging information is from place to place so that a vast audience can have access to important and up-to-date information. As a student and for future work, research findings and experiments can be quickly conveyed and shared with others who find it interesting and beneficial. Being a dietician, it is critical that the most accurate information can be passed around so that we can be accurate in passing the message along to clients.
I first became interested in nutrition a few years ago. It was a large change from my original goal of becoming an architect/interior designer (I may end up getting another degree in design later on though, but I'll focus on one thing at a time!). My family has very close friends who are involved in the nutrition field, most of which live in China. Through word of mouth of my mom, I heard about all these differe
nt ways food could transform certain aspects of one's health and better the body as a whole, which I found very interesting and, well, cool! Although nutrition peaked my interest, it wasn't until my grandparents and dad started to develop health problems, such as pernicious anemia and hypertension (Salted, preserved foods are a family favorite!), as a result of imbalanced, inadequate diet that I realized how important nutrition is as a whole and to myself. Eating should be healthy as well as an enjoyment. It should be balanced! After researching online, I found more information on what being a dietician really entails. It's not just telling people what to eat. That's only part of it!You can get a taste of some general, interesting health information can be found here at http://www.thehealthblog.com/.
In this way, it shows the importance of communication since mom gained knowledge from people on the other side of the world! Therefore, this stresses how necessary exchanging information is from place to place so that a vast audience can have access to important and up-to-date information. As a student and for future work, research findings and experiments can be quickly conveyed and shared with others who find it interesting and beneficial. Being a dietician, it is critical that the most accurate information can be passed around so that we can be accurate in passing the message along to clients.
Before ALES204, I only had a Facebook account in which I used to connect with friends, old and new like most people do. I never really thought about profiling myself using social media, so my Facebook profile is pretty informal and casual. Now that I'm learning to use websites such as Blogger and Twitter, I can appreciate how these technologies are a gateway into profiling myself to the world and treat it, like Jess said, "as a business card." I hope to learn more about ways of effective communication in ALES204!
You can follow me on twitter @dlu4. Here's to a great semester!
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I enjoyed reading your story. I don't think most people give nutrition a lot of thought until it directly affects us, or the ones we love. Good luck with school :)
ReplyDeleteI agree that dieticians need to pass the most accurate information to their clients, and so do the other health care professionals, because the health issues can greatly affect our living quality. I really understand that you chose Nutrition for the hope of helping the family, and that’s also the reason why I want to learn it. So…Good luck!
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