22.3: Scope of Practice for Exercise Professional

Who can provide nutrition advice?  Most people can provide nutrition advice, to a degree.  That is the good news but you need to be careful with the advice you provide.  You cannot prescribe diets or supplements to treat medical or clinical conditions; prescribe diets to treat symptoms of medical and clinical conditions; or diagnose medical conditions.  This first reference discusses what you can and cannot do.

 

• Can personal trainers and health coaches give nutrition advice? https://www.precisionnutrition.com/c...trition-advice 
• Assessment and Evaluation Resources: Helpful resources when working with food insecure populations  https://eatrightfoundation.org/wp-co...sResources.pdf