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Nutrition Personal Statement

As Thomas Edison said “In future we would be able to cure disease through nutrients with gene and drugs”. According to my observation of life nutrition is the fundamental factor which influences health and it’s the relationship between health and disease. Often people do not realize the importance of good nutrition for wellbeing. This whole world revolve around nutrition, we are absolutely nothing without nutritional values. Chemistry of the human body is the reason which made me interested in nutrition.

In school I read that eating influence the ability to concentrate, growth, nourishment, resistance to infections etc. why? Because of the nutritional values. Medical research has proven that good nutrition helps to maintain healthy weight, body and body systems to function for a lifetime. It is also essential for boosting self-confidence. It plays a critical role through all stages of life ,through my working experience I have observed eating food is much more than we think, It involves psychological, environmental, economical, genetic etc. factors

I really enjoy applying good scientific knowledge of food on people or for the benefit of people, which nutrition is all about.

At present, I am studying Access to Health Human Science and enjoying the process of learning new things and remembering old stuff. I have done quite well in Human digestive system and cells and tissues chapters, in which relation of human digestive structure to function together with the role of enzyme and different types of cells tissues our bod is made up of was the most important part. I am also studying Structure function and disorders associate with different nutrients such as carbohydrate, lipids, proteins etc. Most of this chapter is consist of chemical test in laboratory, which I enjoy taking part in, whether it‘s a test or research. I like studying the small details about things as tiny as a cell so that I can fully understand the depth of the topic. I am looking forward to Illnesses and genetic disorders in Physiology. Beside that I have also enrolled for part times Certificate course in counselling, which will enable me to understand the needs of other. I am also intending to do work experience or shadowing, to get the exact idea of this field.

My employment as a health care and weight loss advisor has given me experience of dealing face to face with customers and providing confidential advice about healthcare has not only made me highly confident with people but has also polished my communication skills as well. I have been the best employee of the store more than eight times because of the high volume of positive feedback I used to get through an online survey report of the store.

Other responsibilities at work are to assess customer’s need and provide information about symptoms and drugs, dispensing over the counter medicine. Being a weight loss advisor I have to provide well-rounded diet and exercise plans according to weight, body mass index (BMI), age and eating patterns . I have attended workshops and meetings with nutritionist on how to advise customers about weight loss and maintain good health as part of my job. I have always encouraged my customers to eat healthy food to reduce risks of disease. I keep my customers motivated by supporting them; keep in contact with them so they can feel more confident about what they are doing, and it’s the psychological courage which most people are lacking. Working as a receptionist has made me very well organised finishing task on time and the work planning. I had to provide reception duties on behalf of the team in a responsive and courteous manner, maintain all sort of paper work like fees and attendance record, maintenance of office equipment, collect cash, mail, photocopy etc.

Moreover I have also served as a Catering Assistant experience, where I actually knew how important hygiene is. Poor cleaning and not keeping everything at right temperature, serving rotten vegetables, meat, drinks or any other thing can destroy the nutritional value in addition can get customers into serious digestive problems.

In developing countries people do not have basic amenities to live. I did some voluntary teaching to orphan children while studying at school. I and my sister arranged a tuition centre at my house where I used to teach them about basic hygienic rules as well as academic studies which I found very rewarding and it’s a great way to practice your skills and training and serving humanity.

I do cooking myself every day, as some of my family members are diabetic and suffering from high blood pressure so I have to be very careful in terms of meal planning and choosing different ingredients. I try to increase the amount of soluble fibres which are mainly found in fruit and vegetables so they can slow down the absorption of glucose. I keep myself update with nutritional knowledge by reading online books and sites

My future plan is obviously to finish my degree in nutrition but beyond that I want to post graduation in human nutrition and food industry and to study it deeply. It’s quite early to say that

My desire is to do the best in this field which could be beneficial for human kind, and university can give me rights path, more understanding. I can learn more and more knowledge of this filed through veteran learned teachers. And looking forward to your acceptance of my application.

Universities Applied to:

  • University of Surrey (Nutrition) - Offer (Merits in all Science subjects with 60 credits) - Firm
  • King's College London (Nutrition) - Offer (Pass with 72 credits) - Insurance
  • Kingston University (Nutrition) - Offer (Pass)
  • University of Westminster (Nutrition) - Offer (Pass)
  • Metropolitan University (Nutrition) - Offer (Pass)

Grades Achieved:

  • Access to HE (Physiology) - Merit
  • Access to HE (Chemistry) - Distinction
  • Access to HE (Nutrition) - Distinction
  • Access to HE (Physics) - Distinction
  • Access to HE (English) - Merit
  • Access to HE (Maths) - Distinction
  • Access to HE (Study Skills) - Distinction

110 credits in total.

Comments

I was a mature as well as an international student. It was really hard but not impossible.

General Comments:

I chose Surrey over King's because there is a lot of support available for the students in the form of extra tuition, workshop,courses etc while at King's i was given an impression "you are lucky to be here",King's college's student and prof have a superior complex;they think they are the best on this planet.

Staff at surrey is really very helpful and down to earth.

Comments on the statement:

When I was writing my PS i could not find any PS of my subject on the internet. I hope my PS would not only help the student who want to study Nutrition but also help the international student.


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