Nutritional therapy is a science evidence-based, integrative healthcare discipline that uses nutrition to promote peak performance and to help manage a wide range of health concerns ranging from fatigue, weight management and stress through to diagnosed chronic medical conditions.
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What do nutritional therapists do:
Nutritional therapists assess and identify potential nutritional and underlying imbalances within the body which maybe contributing forward the
individuals symptoms and health concerns. The nutritional therapist will then develop a personalised diet and lifestyle programme in order to address these imbalances and support the body towards optimal health.
Nutritional therapists consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a 'one size fits all' approach. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with 'red flag' signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client's care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.
The importance of choosing a Registered Nutritional Therapist.
Please be aware that in the UK the nutrition profession is not statutory regulated, and therefore many so called Nutritional Therapists, Nutritionists or health coaches may not hold adequate qualifications necessary to give safe and effective nutritional advice. It is therefore very important to choose a Registered Nutritional Therapists who are members of BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) and are registered with the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council).
This will ensure that your chosen nutritional therapist will have undertaken all the necessary training to understand the theory and practice of nutritional therapy, and has met rigorous training, competence and professional practice criteria.
By choosing a Nutritional Therapist registered with the CNHC you can be confident that they are properly trained, qualified and insured, and that they abide by the CNHC’s Code of Conduct.
What's the difference between a nutritionist, nutritional therapist and dietician?
Dieticians work in a variety of settings, from the NHS to education, publishing, sport and in government roles. Their expertise can be applied on a one to one basis to treat diagnosed conditions such as diabetes, cancer or kidney disease or on a wider scale to inform the general public about food and health policy or educating health professionals about nutrition. They are statutorily regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This means that unless an individual has had their training and qualification’s assessed and approved by the HCPC, they are not legally permitted to describe themselves as ‘Dieticians’.
Nutritional therapists typically work in private practice seeing individuals on a one to one basis to focus on optimising health or helping to manage symptoms associated with chronic disease. Nutritional therapists take into account that every person is unique and has an individual set of dietary requirements as a consequence of factors such as current and past diet and lifestyle choices plus genetic predisposition. The profession is voluntarily regulated by BANT (British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapists) and CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council) which have their own Code of Conduct and Complaints Procedure to which all registered Nutritional Therapists
must comply.
Nutritionists most commonly work in industry, education or research jobs that require them to apply their scientific knowledge of food.
Nutritional therapists assess and identify potential nutritional and underlying imbalances within the body which maybe contributing forward the
individuals symptoms and health concerns. The nutritional therapist will then develop a personalised diet and lifestyle programme in order to address these imbalances and support the body towards optimal health.
Nutritional therapists consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a 'one size fits all' approach. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with 'red flag' signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client's care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.
The importance of choosing a Registered Nutritional Therapist.
Please be aware that in the UK the nutrition profession is not statutory regulated, and therefore many so called Nutritional Therapists, Nutritionists or health coaches may not hold adequate qualifications necessary to give safe and effective nutritional advice. It is therefore very important to choose a Registered Nutritional Therapists who are members of BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) and are registered with the CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council).
This will ensure that your chosen nutritional therapist will have undertaken all the necessary training to understand the theory and practice of nutritional therapy, and has met rigorous training, competence and professional practice criteria.
By choosing a Nutritional Therapist registered with the CNHC you can be confident that they are properly trained, qualified and insured, and that they abide by the CNHC’s Code of Conduct.
What's the difference between a nutritionist, nutritional therapist and dietician?
Dieticians work in a variety of settings, from the NHS to education, publishing, sport and in government roles. Their expertise can be applied on a one to one basis to treat diagnosed conditions such as diabetes, cancer or kidney disease or on a wider scale to inform the general public about food and health policy or educating health professionals about nutrition. They are statutorily regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). This means that unless an individual has had their training and qualification’s assessed and approved by the HCPC, they are not legally permitted to describe themselves as ‘Dieticians’.
Nutritional therapists typically work in private practice seeing individuals on a one to one basis to focus on optimising health or helping to manage symptoms associated with chronic disease. Nutritional therapists take into account that every person is unique and has an individual set of dietary requirements as a consequence of factors such as current and past diet and lifestyle choices plus genetic predisposition. The profession is voluntarily regulated by BANT (British Association of Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapists) and CNHC (Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council) which have their own Code of Conduct and Complaints Procedure to which all registered Nutritional Therapists
must comply.
Nutritionists most commonly work in industry, education or research jobs that require them to apply their scientific knowledge of food.