Dear Sir or Madam,
I graduated from the “Universidad de las Americas” in Puebla, Mexico, in May 2004, obtaining
a Masters degree in Food Science. After analyzing the different postgraduate programs available, I decided to apply at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz where I was accepted. As a result I
have spent the last 2 years studying and
working as a research assistant. It was during this period
that I realized the
important role that nutrition science plays in my field and decided to continue my education
in this area.
Nutrition is a very complex science. It involves the interpretation of scientific knowledge about food in relation to health and disease to use this knowlege in a practical way to help people change their eating habits to improve their health and prevent them from acquiring diet-related diseases. It also requires an understanding of the social and psychological factors that influence what people eat. Obviously the above mentioned play an immensely important role in the Food Science area, because not only must a competent food scientist be able to assure the chemical and microbiological quality of a product or process while meeting the consumers demands, but also a certain nutritional quality must be achieved.
Now the time has come to choose a university to continue my education in, there are no doubts for me that the ETH University in Zürich is the “one”. Mainly, there were two reasons behind my decision; one being my knowledge of the high academical standards at the ETH University together with its long tradition of teaching technical studies. My predominant reason was my awareness of the very important research done by Prof. Dr. Richard Hurrell and his research group all over the world, especially the intervention studies carried out in different population groups on the fortification of special foods with essential nutrients and the importance of these studies in the prevention and treatment of the affected population.
Therefore I know that the opportunity of studying the Master in Advance Studies in Nutrition and Health at the ETH University in Zürich will give me the possibility not only to learn the principles responsible for the relationship between nutrition and health but also the ability to determine possible effective strategies to overcome the target problems/.