I had my interview today with Dr. McKenzie today. Nutrition is definitely the way to go. Good news is that I may be working on this project called Lifeways funded by UCD, following childhood obesity, esp concerning unborn babies. I want to move away from the "lab experience" that I could have in SF. I need this change. While the public health lab is more hypothetical and data-infused without having more clear parameters, and structure, I feel this will be good for me. But it's kind of scary to change into this path that you do not know what's going to happen. I think this is what Dr. McKenzie meant about uneasiness and shock of doing something that is unfamiliar. I think I kind of half-expected to come here doing something similar to what I could be doing at home, like in UCSF, but I feel I cannot get this kind of opportunity working in SF, so since I am abroad, might as well do something different. I've been contemplating on changing career paths, and wondering if anything links together, like pharmacy and nutrition. I feel they cannot coexist together. And I've been asking my friends about it. While they serve different purposes, I feel maybe they're like oranges and apples. They cannot be compared in fact.
What is this fascination with nutrition that I am having all of the sudden?
I Always thought i wanted wanted to be a pharmacist stepping into my fathers shoes.k i loved the community atmosphere and the orderliness of the pharmacy but i could not see myself behind the counter. I was debating on doing clinical pharmacy and research so i went to sf. I liked lab work but i hope one day to earn my ph.d and spread knowledge to students because i always admited academia and i find treaching fulfilling
I studied nutrition because after watching many documentaries about the obesity of america i wanted to partake in that industry and positively affect the lifestyle choices people make. I was also influenced by metely looking at the nutrition facts my college provided. I was surprised by the amount of cholesterol and sodium us college students were ingesting and i was intrigued to find out that school provided lunches stemmed from early childhood elementary school lunches that were pretty horrible. After expressing my concerns with the culinary team they did not do much to address my concerns so i realize it is hardfor a voice of one student to change the lifestyle of many students.
Before in a school film commercial i was asked do you prefer coke or pepsi and i flat out said. It doesnt matter to me. We are college students. We do not care what we eat! Who knew i would regret what i had said earlier?
I studied nutrition because after watching many documentaries about the obesity of america i wanted to partake in that industry and positively affect the lifestyle choices people make. I was also influenced by metely looking at the nutrition facts my college provided. I was surprised by the amount of cholesterol and sodium us college students were ingesting and i was intrigued to find out that school provided lunches stemmed from early childhood elementary school lunches that were pretty horrible. After expressing my concerns with the culinary team they did not do much to address my concerns so i realize it is hardfor a voice of one student to change the lifestyle of many students.
Before in a school film commercial i was asked do you prefer coke or pepsi and i flat out said. It doesnt matter to me. We are college students. We do not care what we eat! Who knew i would regret what i had said earlier?
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