British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)

Address

British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3XX

01452 462 532
theadministrator@bant.org.uk
http://www.bant.org.uk

BANT's mission is to:

• act as a professional body for nutritional therapy

• promote practitioners and those working in the wider application of nutrition science;

• promote high standards of education, training, practice and integrity in the nutrition profession;

• promote the application of nutrition science for optimal health, disease prevention and patient care;

• work towards the goal of having nutritional therapy available to all on the National Health Service.

For more information, please visit www.bant.org.uk

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BANT calls for Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to work within Primary Care under the NHS 10-Year Health Plan

09 Dec Health

Extend the Dietetics register to include Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners

Articles

Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health

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09 May Health

Time for a prevention-led model to rebuild the nation’s health

BANT is calling for change in public health policy!

The End of the NHS: Prioritise prevention or prepare for its collapse

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11 Dec 2023 Health

The End of the NHS: Prioritise prevention or prepare for its collapse

The British public live longer, yet unhealthier lives than previous generations. Many people in the UK will experience decades with serious chronic illness, much of which is preventable. While the ability of our NHS to sustain life is admirable, a long history of ineffective public health policy has created a toxic recipe for extremely long-term illness that will soon finish-off a health service already on its knees.

Nutritional Therapists should be in NHS Primary Care

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21 Jul 2023 Health

Nutritional Therapists should be in NHS Primary Care

As the National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 75th anniversary, the nation has been reflecting on NHS accomplishments.

There are not enough GPs to tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases

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03 Mar 2023 Health

There are not enough GPs to tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases

The current state of primary healthcare is ill-equipped to handle the increase of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with the shortage of GPs and the 9-minute consultation model putting patients at risk. Social prescribing has been suggested as a solution, but it requires funding for services outside of the NHS...

We know prevention is better than the cure, and it could be the only way to save the NHS.

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30 Jan 2023 Health

We know prevention is better than the cure, and it could be the only way to save the NHS.

We need to act now to stop eating our way into poor health and disease

Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible?

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21 Jul 2022 Health

Escaping the Junk Food cycle: is it possible?

National Junk Food Day is celebrated every year on July 21st as a celebration of the foods people like to snack on. Pitched as the ultimate ‘cheat day’, the reality for many, is this is their everyday diet thanks to the ease of accessibility and affordability of these foods.

How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID?

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03 Dec 2021 Health

How can we implement effective strategies to alleviate and support long-COVID?

With the so-called curse of “Long-COVID” estimated to affect a third of people post-infection, the legacy of this virus is set to disrupt populations for years to come. It is still unclear as to why some people experience the virus more, or less, severely, and why prolonged symptoms linger in some but not in others.

We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine

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14 Jul 2021 Health

We must broaden diversity and inclusion in personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine

Addressing the rise in non-communicable disease, lifestyle choices and health inequalities is imperative.

When living in an age of ultra-processed foods, how can we protect our health?

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24 Nov 2020 Health

When living in an age of ultra-processed foods, how can we protect our health?

A series of recent scientific studies have highlighted how bad ultra-processed foods and drinks (UPFD) are for human health, and BANT repeatedly recommend that this category of foods and drinks is avoided as much as possible. But in a world where the scientific community and the media, contradicts itself from one day to the next, how bad are they for your health?

Food industry continues to exploit regulatory loopholes - BANT

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13 Sep 2018 Health

Food industry continues to exploit regulatory loopholes - BANT

BANT is concerned that the food industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes to reformulate their products, especially using glycemic Maltodextrin.