British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT)

WELCOME TO THE PROFESSIONAL BODY FOR PRACTITIONERS
OF 21st CENTURY NUTRITION

BANT SEMINAR - FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE IN PRACTICE SEMINAR

Saturday December 4, 2010
Imperial College, London

Gain your edge in practice using the Functional Medicine Model

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**NEW** BANT CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE HANDBOOK

We would like to remind all members to familiarise themselves with the new BANT Code of Professional Practice Handbook.

BANT CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE HANDBOOK

BANT MEMBER SURVEY

We are pleased to announce that the General Member Survey for 2010 has now been launched. Use this link to access this survey:

BANT MEMBER SURVEY

Survey closing date 31/07/10

BANT BRIEFING NOTES

To understand the differences between dietitians, nutritionists and nutritional therapists, please look at the following BANT briefing notes:

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
DETOXIFICATION
OPTIMUM NUTRITION

BANT POSTERS

To view or download the posters click the links:

NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PROCESS POSTER
and
FOOD REACTION CONNECTOME POSTER

The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) is the professional body for Nutritional Therapists. Its primary function is to assist its members in attaining the highest standards of integrity, knowledge, competence and professional practice, in order to protect the client's interests, nutritional therapy and the Nutritional Therapist. To find out more, click the link About BANT.

BANT offers a wide range of benefits to student and full members and has its finger on the pulse for any changes or new developments within this dynamic profession. To read more about the benefits of joining, click the link Benefits of BANT Membership.

Thinking of Studying Nutritional Therapy?

Exploring this link will give you good idea of how BANT members approach clinical practice, Functional Medicine Teaching Model Presentation.

There is huge interest in the area of nutrition and health, including nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics. For those considering a vocational profession in this field, you may find it useful to look at our recommended core textbooks which are an essential foundation for the future of nutrigenetic counselling:

Jones, S., Quinn S., eds.,(2005). Textbook of Functional Medicine. USA: Institute of Functional Medicine www.functionalmedicine.org

Lord, R.S., Bralley J.A.,(2008). Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine.
2nd edn. Duluth, Georgia: Metametrix Institute. [Table of Errata available from www.metametrixinstitute.org/post/2008/12/11/Table-of-Errata.aspx