If Your Trainer Isn't a Dietitian, They Shouldn't Be Telling

If Your Trainer Isn’t a Dietitian, They Shouldn’t Be Telling You What To Eat
Francesca Krempa
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The next time your personal trainer tries to sell you on a new protein powder or diet plan, hit pause—you should't take nutrition advice from a trainer if they're not properly licensed. While a trainer's suggestions might come with the best intentions, nutrition counseling and personalized meal planning should be left to the professionals.
"Practicing trainers interested in using nutrition tools are subject to the statutes of the relevant nutrition laws for their state," according to the American Nutrition Association. "In a state with an exclusive scope of practice nutrition law, it is illegal for a personal trainer/fitness coach without a nutrition/dietetics license to use nutrition tools in their work unless the practitioner’s nutrition guidance is covered under an exemption to the nutrition/dietetics licensing law.”

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