Dietitian Personal Statement

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My decision to proceed as a dietitian comes from my passion for disease prevention and control in children and the elderly. My curiosity with chronic non-communicable diseases began after the death of my grandmothers; who passed away due to complications from type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and stomach cancer. At a young age, I began to become acquainted with the health sciences, which stimulated my interest for nutrition, epidemiology, nutrigenetics, and nutrigenomics. The notion that an interaction between our diet and genes has been a realization that opened my eyes to believe that disease prevention is possible. As the number of older Americans begins to rise, my goal is to taper the number of prevalent cases of chronic diseases through education at all stages of life. Additionally, I want to become the chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition (LAHIDAN), Member Interest Group (MIG) and empower professionals to utilize their services to help the nation’s largest ethnic minority group—Latinos. My long-term goal is to contribute to research to better understand the mechanism of cancer such as Dr. Valter Longo’s latest research regarding …show more content…

After my internship, I am interested in obtaining my Master’s degree in dietetics with the University of Northern Colorado. My career vision and goals align with your program. Coming from a low social economic status, obtaining both my dietetic internship and Master’s degree from a well-recognized university that offers one of the top graduate programs in online education. This way, I can become a registered dietitian in Los Angeles, California and empower me to give my services back to my

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