Nutri News September 2022
The theme for September is Back to School!!! Articles include nutrigenetics and if a nutrient dense breakfast improves school performance. This issue also includes an easy lunch box recipe and shopping in season with figs. This month’s student spotlight is on our very own Georgina Brace and an interview with Professor Altice.
The theme for September is Back to School!!! Articles include nutrigenetics and if a nutrient dense breakfast improves school performance. This issue also includes an easy lunch box recipe and shopping in season with figs. This month’s student spotlight is on our very own Georgina Brace and an interview with Professor Altice.
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2. What is a message that you would like<br />
the public to know about the importance<br />
of nutrition?<br />
What I would like the public to know about<br />
nutrition is that eating healthy foods in the<br />
right amounts along with physical activity is<br />
critical for growth and development and can<br />
help to prevent certain diseases such as<br />
diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and<br />
certain cancers.<br />
3. What is the role of dietitians in<br />
supporting the health of people in our<br />
community?<br />
Community dietitians assess the nutritional<br />
needs of specific groups of people and develop<br />
programs and resources that promote healthy<br />
food choices that are easily accessible.<br />
4. What drew you to pursue a career in<br />
dietetics?<br />
What drew me to pursue a career in dietetics is<br />
my love of planning meals and wanting to<br />
educate people on the relationship between<br />
nutrition and certain diseases.<br />
5. In the field of dietetics, what do you<br />
feel has been a big challenge that you<br />
have had to overcome?<br />
A big challenge that I had to overcome was<br />
during the pandemic I had to move the food<br />
labs online. This was a challenge because food<br />
labs are a hands-on course. However, I<br />
overcame this challenge by recording the<br />
experiments so the students could have the<br />
same experience.<br />
6. What advice do you have for students<br />
pursuing a degree in dietetics?<br />
My advice for students pursuing a degree in<br />
dietetics is that the field of dietetics is a<br />
rewarding career in that you will be the<br />
nutrition expert helping to change people’s<br />
lives.<br />
7. What’s your favorite part about being a<br />
professor?<br />
My favorite part about being a professor is<br />
working closely with the students in the food<br />
lab because I can give more individualized<br />
attention in helping them learn important<br />
skills.<br />
8. Can you tell us a fun fact about<br />
yourself that many people may not<br />
know?<br />
Growing up, I learned how to play the piano,<br />
played the clarinet, and was in the marching<br />
band in high school. I presently play handbells<br />
in my church.