“Those who have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness” - Edward Stanley. In this quote the author was saying that eating right is not just about maintaining a healthy weight; it affects your total state of well-being. Having poor lifestyle habits can cause people to become more susceptible of a disease in their near future. These diseases can be prevented by eating right. Most people would think that a dietitian's main task in their job force is to put people on a steady diet to enhance their health. This is somewhat on the right track but at the same time it is not. Dietitians are experts in food and nutrition, they help promote healthy eating habits, and develop diets for people.
To begin with, some advantages of being in this profession “would be working with other members of the hospital team as in an occupational therapist, physical therapist, or maybe even a nursing staff. They are able to give you a more accurate view of how the patient may be behaving” (Smith). With that being, the dietitian will know if their client is in a bad mood or not, and will have a better understanding on how to approach their client. Another advantage of being a dietitian is “being able to give people information about how they can eat well to maintain health” (Miller). On the other hand, some disadvantages of being a dietitian are “having limited opportunities to follow up on advice” (Smith). Another disadvantage is “having to teach patients at the bedside, mostly because they are often not listening and it is hard to make contact with them” (Smith).
A typical day as a dietitian could vary depending on the number of clients, and where they work. Dietitians can do various things throughout the day: they ed...
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...lexible hours, and they help out many people with a variety of problems like obesity, high blood pressure, athletes, the elderly, and people with allergies and so on. My profession can benefit everyone not just my client. Because of the variety of work I could be doing on any given day, I feel there will be little chance of monotony setting in, and it should prove to be challenging.
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I have been in healthcare for about 6 years now. I started off as a nutritionist in a hospital setting, working with patients of all health statuses. I worked closely with doctors to determine what meal plan would best suit each patient. I went to work day after day to meet a new group of patients who were previously admitted the night before; very rarely did I work long term with one particular patient. Although I enjoyed helping people change their eating habits and educating them on how to better their health, at the end of the day I felt like there was something missing; I wanted more.
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Proper nutrition is important in maintaining a long and healthy life. Most Americans are rushed due to their busy work schedules, and do not take the time to plan their diets properly. Like me, most Americans are unaware of the importance of eating a healthy diet and consuming too many foods without the proper nutrients. Throughout my life, I have been fortunate. I have not had any major health problems, and have been able to consume most foods without having to worry about gaining weight.
... you’re there to help them get back up. I couldn’t imagine the feeling you can get when you see your patient making really good progress and knowing you helped them regain their life. Not only that but the job has decent pay, the schooling isn’t too long, the job outlook is great, and you get the make the lives of people so much better. It may be a lot of work but at the end it can totally be worth it.
Based on a variety of personal experiences, I became very interested in the role of foods and nutrition. During my last year of highschool, my favorite who had a successful business succumbed to a strange alliment. He was tired all the time and was diagnosed to live only 1 year. While he didn't have cancer, his bloodwork had many abnormalites the doctors couldn't diagnose. He began to seek out other doctors who ultimately recommended that his see a dietitian. This changed his life. He started to eat low fat foods thats packed in vitamins, quit smoking and drinking and started to exercise regular bases. One year later, he could get out of bed, live as an full energetic person as he had before. This made him inspired to study nutrition in America. I was overwhelmed after I knew his history and never looked at food the same way again. It is clear to me now that how people eat and what people eat is an important factor in acheving optimum health, that just exercise isn't enough.
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Since we have been learning about nutrition in class, our task was to record a food log. Nutrition requires a well-balanced diet containing nutrient and vitamins like amino acids and fatty acids. Over the past seven days I have been recording and have been looking very carefully at my intake of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and fats. In our task, the objective was to record the basic foods we ate during the period of seven, but it did not require recording every single detail or our intake of food. Doing this food log was a pain and it was disturbing because I never wrote about what I ate like breakfast, lunch, dinner, or additional meals. I found this food log useful because it helped me learn what I can change in my intake of foods to make my diet healthy and to see what about my diet is affecting me from being healthy because I could affect me in the future.
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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 good for you and what they do to help the body function.