17/07/2024
I have been asked more than a couple of times now what makes a Nutritionist, the difference between registered ones and not, and how to get there!
Officially, a Registered Nutritionist is a licensed professional with British Association for Nutrition (AfN), who knows the metabolic processes, and is able to recognise the effects of an excess or deficiency malnutrition.
This means that I had to undergo rigorous training and demonstrate fitness to practice to remain on the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), a register of competent, qualified nutrition professionals who meet their rigorously applied standards for scientifically sound evidence-based nutrition and its use in practice. The UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists is the only register of qualified nutritionists recognised by Public Health England and the NHS.
There are only a few approved Universities in UK by the AfN, and only 3x of them are in Scotland, where I had the pleasure of studying.
In drawing up the food plans, I take into account the physiological and pathological conditions, the age range and health status, among other factors.
It is, to be honest, such a rewarding career! I love having my hands in different projects too as I am coming to learn Nutrition is not one specific thing but changes so much from person to person, platform to platform and even area to area!
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