Menu
Fri, 22 November 2024

Newsletter sign-up

Subscribe now
The House Live All
Education
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Eleni Courea Partner content
Parliament
Parliament
Press releases

Personalised Nutrition

British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) | British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT)

1 min read

YOU are at the centre of personalised care for improved wellbeing

Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition and lifestyle medicine sciences in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care.

Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual’s symptoms and health concerns.

Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

Personalised nutrition is tailored specifically for you, taking into account your health journey, your health goals and dietary preferences. The practitioner may use functional tests to inform the recommendations that are based on your unique biological individuality.

Personalised nutrition consultations are relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis; anyone with persistent digestive issues or those wishing to support an autoimmune condition, as well as those looking to enhance their health and wellbeing. Recommendations are not a replacement for medical advice; practitioners frequently work alongside medical professionals to support individuals’ wellbeing.

Personalised nutrition is a field that leverages human individuality to drive nutrition strategies that prevent, manage, and treat disease and optimise health… 

Bush, Blumberg, El-Sohemy, Minich, Ordovas, Reed, Behm, 2019

 

 

Read the most recent article written by British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) - National Obesity Week 2015: ditching out-of-date scientific dogma

Associated Organisation
Podcast
Engineering a Better World

The Engineering a Better World podcast series from The House magazine and the IET is back for series two! New host Jonn Elledge discusses with parliamentarians and industry experts how technology and engineering can provide policy solutions to our changing world.

NEW SERIES - Listen now

Partner content
Connecting Communities

Connecting Communities is an initiative aimed at empowering and strengthening community ties across the UK. Launched in partnership with The National Lottery, it aims to promote dialogue and support Parliamentarians working to nurture a more connected society.

Find out more