Be careful who you take nutrition advice from! Sadly I see WAY too many self-proclaimed \u2018experts\u2019 pushing overly restrictive diets, unnecessary supplements and invalid tests\u2026<\/p>\n
But it can be so tricky to know who to trust when anyone with an Instagram\u00a0account can be giving out nutrition advice. Am I right?!<\/p>\n
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I am all about empowering you guys – so here\u2019s what to look out for and what the titles mean so you can sift the facts from the fiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n – Dietitians are the only nutrition professionals regulated by law, meaning we\u2019re bound by an ethical code of conduct to make sure you\u2019re protected.<\/p>\n To be a dietitian, you need at least a BSc (usually 4 years) or postgrad degree in dietetics – rooted in science and clinical practice.<\/p>\n How to tell? ‘Dietitian’ is protected in the UK so you can’t call yourself one unless you’ve done the degree. In the US look for \u2018RD\u2019 letters or \u2018APD\u2019 in Aus.<\/p>\n Every dietitian is a nutritionist, but not every nutritionist is a dietitian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n –\u00a0 Registered nutritionists are regulated by their local bodies (AfN in the UK) and are qualified to share info about food and healthy eating. Look for ‘ANutr’ titles.<\/p>\n I know lots of brilliant nutritionists – but the term \u2018nutritionist\u2019 is totally unregulated, so literally anyone can call themselves one. And sadly some do even if they\u2019ve only watched a 1-hour webinar on nutrition…<\/p>\n I\u2019d like to think advice is mostly given with good intentions – but all too often it\u2019s given without any science to back it up. And without regulation, it can be really risky.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3 questions you should ask before taking nutrition advice (if they\u2019re the real deal, they won\u2019t mind the questions!)<\/p>\n – Do they have a valid nutrition degree (with hands-on training as an added bonus)? Or is it just a personal interest? If they don\u2019t have the right qualifications, go ahead and throw that nutrition \u2018advice\u2019 in the BS bucket.<\/p>\n Disclosure: having the \u2018right\u2019 qualifications doesn\u2019t automatically mean they\u2019ll be good but it does give you more protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Be careful who you take nutrition advice from! Sadly I see WAY too many self-proclaimed \u2018experts\u2019 pushing overly restrictive diets, unnecessary supplements and invalid tests\u2026 But it can be so tricky to know who to trust when anyone with an Instagram\u00a0account can be giving out nutrition advice. Am I right?! I am all about…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gut-basics","category-myth-busting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n– Do they have a regulatory body?
\n– Do they keep up-to-date with the latest nutrition research that\u2019s constantly evolving? Or are they relying on outdated info?<\/p>\n