BANT is a professional organisation for practitioners of nutrition and lifestyle medicine.
BANT practitioner members are required to be registered either with Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) or be statutorily regulated. CNHC holds a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA), an independent body accountable to the UK Parliament.
Only Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners and Registered Dietitians are trained and qualified in clinical practice to meet national standards and work in a one-to-one setting.
BANT Registered Nutritionists® have met training and qualification standards and work with groups, and the wider industry, academia and in non-clinical settings.
BANT members are required to meet Continuing Professional Development (CPD) standards.