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The title "Registered Dietitian", "Professional Dietitian", and "Dietitian" are protected by law -- through legislation -- so that only qualified practitioners, who have met education qualifications can use these titles. Remember, the term Nutritionist is not protected by law so anyone can use this title. A Nutritionist is a non-accredited title that may apply to somebody who has done a short course in nutrition or who has given themselves this title without any training. Registered Dietitians are uniquely qualified to translate the complex science of nutrition into practical everyday information about food. They can do this for individuals or groups of people to help promote nutritional wellbeing, treat disease and prevent nutrition related problems. A Dietitian is a health professional who has a Bachelor's degree or post-graduate qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics, specialising in foods and nutrition, as well as a period of practical training in both hospital and community settings. Dietitians in the UK must be registered with the Health Professional Council (“HPC”). Registration ensures that Dietitians adhere to a strict set of standards covering areas of conduct, performance, proficiency and ethics and also maintain their continuing professional development to remain registered. For more information on the role of the HPC and to check if a Dietitian is registered visit www.hpc-uk.org For more information on the role of the Dietitian visit the British Dietetic Association website at www.bda.uk.com Benefits of seeing our Registered Dietitian
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Dietary Advice Services Offered Healthy Eating in adults and children (over the age of 6 years): Dietary advice tailored to your needs to help you achieve a healthy diet. Weight loss: Many people are looking for that quick fix to lose weight and they have tried many fad diets without much success. Fad diets are harmful to an individual’s health. Creating a negative energy balance is the answer to weight loss! Ask our Registered Dietitian for more evidence based advice to help lose weight the healthy way! Childhood nutrition: There is an alarming rise of obesity, not only among adults, but now also being observed in young children. Our dietitian provides tailored dietary advice to suit your child’s dietary needs. Heart Disease: A high cholesterol level in the blood is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. There are two ways to help lower high cholesterol levels. The first is with simple lifestyle changes, including making dietary changes, managing weight and increasing exercise - ask our dietitian! The second is to combine lifestyle changes with cholesterol-lowering medication. Diabetes: Diabetes cannot be cured, but can be well treated by (i) diet alone or (ii) a combination of diet and medication. Diet is very important to help you manage your diabetes. Inflammatory bowel disease: Are you experiencing any bowel discomfort (diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal cramps, and/or flatulence)? Our dietitian can help provide dietary advice to prevent or reduce your uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing bowel symptoms. Allergies or food intolerances: Dietary advice on the foods and food ingredients that most commonly cause them, including information about food labelling and hidden sources of food allergens. Body composition assessments: This test assesses the individual’s body fat composition, lean muscle mass composition, body water content and basal metabolic rate, included with this assessment is an explanation of these results by our dietitian. Meal plans: 7 day personalised meal plan to meet your dietary needs.
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