Alexis
Alexis
Day
Day
What
stirred
What
stirred
you you
to pursue
a degree
to pursue
a degree
dietetics and and
in in dietetics
begin
a career
begin
a career
as a as a
nutrition
expert?
nutrition
expert?
BH
BH
Dietitian
Dietitian
During
college
years
During
my my
college
years
I I
realized
difficult
it can
realized
how how
difficult
it can
navigate
through
be be
to to
navigate
through
the the
conflicting nutritional
nutritional advice
advice
conflicting
available
in the
market
available
in the
market
(no (no
fat, fat,
eat eat
carb,
dairy,
fat fat
- no - no
carb,
eat eat
carb carb
- no - no
dairy,
eat eat
dairy
- etc!!!).
With
misinformation
dairy
- etc!!!).
With
such such
misinformation
diets,
I decided
pursue
and and
fad fad
diets,
I decided
to to
pursue
higher
education
in this
field
become
higher
education
in this
field
and and
become
a nutrition
expert
only
educate
a nutrition
expert
not not
only
to to
educate
people
them
through
their
journey
people
but but
also also
help help
them
through
their
journey
healthier
lifestyle
scientifically
for for
that that
healthier
lifestyle
by by
scientifically
backed
& research.
first,
I believed
backed
data data
& research.
At At
first,
I believed
a a
degree
in nutrition
a food-focused
program,
degree
in nutrition
was was
a food-focused
program,
only
to find
program
science-based
with
only
to find
out out
the the
program
was was
science-based
with
prerequisites
anatomy,
physiology,
biochemistry,
prerequisites
of of
anatomy,
physiology,
biochemistry,
chemistry.
I went
completing
7 years
program
and and
chemistry.
I went
on on
completing
a 7 a years
program
of Bachelor’s
Master’s
degrees
in Nutrition
Food
of Bachelor’s
and and
Master’s
degrees
in Nutrition
and and
Food
Studies
from
California
State
University
Northridge
Studies
from
California
State
University
Northridge
and and
dietetic
residency
at Cedars
Sinai
Medical
Center.
dietetic
residency
at Cedars
Sinai
Medical
Center.