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Welcome to this month's issue of The Nutritional Supplement bringing you the latest news from CNELM and our students. A summary of what's in this issue is below, please click on each link to read the full article.
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Michelle Barrow, CNELM Head of Education presents her research at Cambridge University
On the 8th September, Michelle Barrow, CNELM's Head of Education, presented her Doctorate research abstract at a Postgraduate Conference organised by The Nutrition Society at Cambridge University, entitled: What's Next? Thinking About the Future of Diet & Nutrition.
Michelle's research presented the results of a survey of nutrition practitioners to identify which clinical tools they use to gather data in obesity management, as well as their views on the strengths and weaknesses of using the tools.
The research forms part of Michelle's professional doctorate which aims to assess whether it is possible and ethical to standardise a personalised approach to nutrition practice and develop new, statistically validated tools for the management of obesity. The project is undertaken to assess the possibility for developing a new, case by case, evidence base which may allow probabilistic predictions on the outcomes of interventions to be made.
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All students can now access the Thinking Critically module within General Student Resources on Moodle.
Thinking Critically is a 10 credit module on the BSc Hons Nutritional Science programme at CNELM which was introduced this year as part of the revalidated programme.
The module aims to introduce students to the necessity of becoming research-oriented, and to think critically about nutritional science. The underlying focus is to help students begin to develop the ability to appraise arguments, opinions and research in preparation for the critical and reflective approach required of a nutrition scientist.
As some students have requested additional support and learning prior to taking Research Methodologies modules, we have now given all students access to this module via General Student Resources on Moodle.
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BANT Launches New Wellbeing Guidelines for the Public
BANT has launched new Wellbeing Guidelines aimed at providing evidence-based information on nutrition and lifestyle measures when personalised advice is not possible. BANT of course continues to advocate that people visit a Registered Nutritional Therapist for more personalised recommendations to help them achieve their goals.
To assist members in making use of the Wellbeing Guidelines, BANT has put together a special area within the member resources section of its website including key messages, webinars, posters, a press toolkit for handling media enquiries on the Guidelines, a set of FAQs and images which you can use to promote the guidelines on social media.
The guidelines can also be used as the starting point for use by Registered Nutritional Therapists and healthcare professionals to further personalise the recommendations to their clients and patients.
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BANT has created a new Affiliate Membership category open to those who are members/registrants of an association that is listed on the Statutory Regulations Directory, and those members/registrants of associations listed on any Accredited Register under the Professional Standards Association. Listings of all these registers can be found on the Professional Standards website.*
The move is designed to encourage the sharing of ideas and building of relationships between nutritional therapists and other health professionals who sympathise with the principles of nutritional therapy, and who want to learn and practise within the same model as BANT Registered Nutritional Therapists. By creating this new category, existing members will be able to see which health professionals in their area are supportive of nutritional therapy.
Affiliate Members will be eligible to attend BANT regional meetings and the annual general meeting, but will not be entitled to vote. It is hoped that this will allow for a greater sharing of ideas across the professions and should add significant value to these meetings. Affiliate Members will not be entitled to use the BANT logo on any of their promotional material or websites. Also, they will not be entitled to use the term Registered Nutritional Therapist or to be able to practise nutritional therapy. Full details of the criteria and benefits of the new category can be found on the BANT website.
CNELM supports the creation of this new affiliate membership category by BANT which we believe will help to foster better relationships between the nutritional therapy profession and other health professions.
* Nutritional Therapists who trained at an NTEC accredited course must use the Full Membership application route for BANT. Nutritional Therapists who have trained at a non-accredited course must use the Associate Membership Application route.
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A new EU project aims to reduce food waste across Europe by 30% by 2025.
Dubbed 'REFRESH' which stands for: Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain, the project involves 26 partners from 12 European countries as well as China who will work together to meet the above target by reducing waste management costs and maximizing the value from unavoidable food waste and packaging materials.
The Norwich-based Institute of Food Research is a key partner in the project and will be involved in a number of areas including:
- Identifying key waste streams across the EU and finding ways of adding value to them by turning them into other products
- Developing a pan-European database to evaluate the composition of food waste components for nutrients, bioactives, allergens, enzymes and microbiological safety
- Innovative approaches to obtaining value from food waste by deriving fuels and chemicals from putrescible food waste, producing new fibre-rich food ingredients from food processing co-products and creating new animal feed products.
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Anna Marsh
BSc Hons Nutritional Therapy
MSc Personalised Nutrition
In this month's Graduate Career Profile, BSc and MSc graduate Anna Marsh talks about how her decision to invest in a Business Mentoring service was a life-changing experience for her practice.
Click here to read her story.*
Anna's websites & social media:
Anna Marsh Nutrition
The Ladies That Lift
Facebook / Twitter
* If you are unable to access this link, please contact lesley@cnelm.co.uk
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It's Not What You Eat but When that Matters
This recent study reviews the evidence for the importance of the timing of what we eat and how this may biologically influence optimal metabolism and body weight. The authors conclude that: "Eating late in the day or at night disrupts circadian rhythms, and may have adverse effects on weight and health. Modulating meal patterns to best match diurnal rhythms of nutrient metabolism and glucose tolerance may mitigate this risk, particularly in shift workers."
Hutchison A.T. & Heilbronn L.K. (2015) Metabolic impacts of altering meal frequency and timing – Does when we eat matter? Biochimie pii: S0300-9084(15)00233-3
Dietary modulation of the gut microbiota – a randomised controlled trial in obese postmenopausal women
The use of dietary flaxseed (flaxseed mucilage), but not probiotic (L. paracasei F19), has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity and alter gut microbiota in a study of 58 obese post-menopausal women. However, the changes in gut microbiota could not explain the effect of flaxseed mucilage on insulin sensitivity.
Brahe L.K., Le Chatelier E., Prifti E., Pons N et al (2015) Dietary modulation of the gut microbiota – a randomised controlled trial in obese postmenopausal women. Br J Nutr 114(3): 406–417.
Probiotic Consumption Has Modest Effect on Blood Glucose Control
Poor glycaemic control is a risk factor in a number of chronic diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials concluded that probiotics exert a modest effect on glycaemic control, but acknowledged that even small glucose reductions can have beneficial health effects.
Ruan Y, Sun J, He J, Chen F, Chen R, Chen H. Effect of Probiotics on Glycemic Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 10;10(7):e0132121.
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Courgette (Zucchini) & Bacon Crustless Quiche
Quiche is an incredibly versatile food which can be eaten hot or cold, with vegetables or salad, but rarely do we find the time to make one ourselves.
Until now! Only 15 minutes required to prepare this crustless quiche and gluten-free flour can be substituted to make it a gluten-free option.
Click here to obtain the full recipe
Courtesy of Claire K Creations
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All times are UK time unless otherwise specified.
- 3rd October 10.30am - 4.00pm at CNELM: Fermented Foods Cookery Day by Christine Bailey. Price £75 + VAT
- 3rd October 9.30-5.00pm London. Cell Symbiosis Therapy Introductory Seminar: "Mitochondrial Magic", presented by Gilian Crowther. Price: £40 (students)
- 13th October @ 6.30-7.30pm. Webinar by myDNAHealth: Nutrigenomic Influences on the Liver Detoxification Pathways, presented by Dr Duncan Carmichael. Free of charge.
- 16th October, 2-6pm, Bristol. Cardiovascular Health from an Integrated Medicine Perspective, organised by The College of Medicine. Price £50 (discounts available).
- 26th October @ 8-9pm. Webinar by Biocare: Navigating the Methylation Maze Free of charge.
- 28th October @ 4pm (GMT) and 29th October @ 12am (GMT). Webinar by Genova: Assessing Chronic Fatigue in Clinical Practice, presented by Marion Owen MD. Free of charge.
- 31st Oct - 1st Nov 9.00 - 5.30pm, London: Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, Testing & Treatments. Organised by BioLab & Great Plains Laboratory. Price: £150 (1 day) or £250 (2 days).
- 3rd November 6.30-7.30pm. Webinar by Protexin. An Introduction to Gut Flora and Fermented Foods, presented by Natalie Lamb. Free of charge.
- 17-19th November. Food Matters Live, ExCeL, London.
- 18th November, 11am - 4pm. CNELM Open Day, Wokingham.
- 19th November 6.30-9.30pm, RSM, London: Focus on Metabolism - Metabolic Dysfunction & Mitochondrial Inflexibility, presented by Antony Haynes. Price: £54.
- 21st November, 10am - 5.20pm, London: The Immune System: Cause & Solution to Chronic Diseases. Prices from £75 (discounts available).
- 15-17th December 9.00 - 5.30pm Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: International Sports & Exercise Nutrition Conference (ISENC 2015).
- Various Dates: Biocare Education Schedule
- Various Dates: Biocare Clinical Insight Webinars
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