Ep 39. Why nutrition is an accredited nutritionists job. Not an Insta PT's

Macabolic Podcast

What most don't realise is that being an Insta PT does not make someone a legitimately accredited Sports Nutritionist. The idea of who's legit, what's legit and what's not, can be a massive grey area full of confusion in the nutrition, coaching space in Australia. To provide sound diet coaching it takes a level of underlying understanding and critical thinking that for the most part is only present in those who have legitimate formal sports nutrition education under their belt. While there are a few truly amazing industry folks that don't have any formal nutrition education who indeed know a vast amount and absolutely have that level of understanding, and critical thinking needed. Most fall short despite what they perceive, and what Instagram thinks. Non-legitimate 'certifications', seminars, perhaps a comp prep and a decent ability to use My Fitness Pal won't provide a sufficient understanding, a sufficient ability to apply diet interventions given individual contexts and any formal right to be able to legitimately coach beyond the level of basic recommendations aligning with the Australian food guidelines (the food pie chart).