Nutrition
Cunningham Equation for nutrition professionals
The Cunningham equation is a predictive equation for resting/basal energy expenditure in healthy individuals.
Crohn’s disease: help your nutrition clients deal with it
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease with symptoms that can be reduced with a balanced diet.
How to help someone with anorexia: a guide for nutritionists
As a dietitian, you play a critical role in your client’s treatment and recovery plan so here is how to help someone with anorexia.
Nutrition for preschoolers: recommendations and guidelines
From picky eating to healthy eating strategies, here’s what you need to know about preschool nutrition.
5 dishes with iron to share with your clients
Iron is essential for bodily functions and maintaining health. Here are five dishes with iron to share with your clients to help prevent and treat anemia.
How to create meal plans your athletes will want to follow
There is a lot to consider when it comes to optimizing athletic performance with nutrition. Get the best tips for how to create a meal plan for athletes.
Pregnancy weight gain: the ultimate guide
Pregnancy weight gain is normal, but how much is too much? Here’s what you need to know to guide your nutrition clients through weight gain during pregnancy.
Gluten intolerance 101: everything you need to know
Here is everything you need to know to help your clients understand, treat, and manage gluten intolerance or celiac disease.
What you need to know about a hormonal acne diet
Here’s how you can help your clients eat a hormonal acne diet to improve their symptoms and boost confidence levels.
How to avoid overeating during the holidays
Here are some ways how to avoid overeating, as well as some practical holiday eating tips to mitigate weight gain.
Post-workout: how to boost clients’ exercise recovery
Post-workout recovery involves more than just stretching. Here’s what you need to know about science-backed post-workout techniques to help clients with exercise recovery.
Enteral feeding: how can nutrition professionals help
Enteral nutrition can be used when patients cannot meet their nutritional needs through oral intake. Here’s how dietitians can provide nutrition support through tube feeding.
Breastfeeding meal plans: the ultimate guide
Maternal nutrition needs change throughout pregnancy, and breastfeeding is no exception. Here’s what you need to know about creating appropriate breastfeeding meal plans.
Diet for anemia: how nutrition professionals can help
Creating a diet for anemia can be more complex than it sounds, but with the right foods, you can help your clients boost iron levels and improve their health.
Meal plans for diabetes: what you need to know
Discover everything need to know about creating meal plans for diabetes.
Functional nutrition 101: everything you need to know
Here’s what nutrition professionals need to know about functional nutrition, that focuses on treating the whole patient rather than one specific disease.
Diet for depression: how to support your nutrition clients
As a nutrition professional, you can create a diet for depression to help improve your clients’ mental health. Here are some foods for depression to include in meal plans.
Measuring skinfolds for fat mass assessment: the ultimate guide
The measurement of the skinfolds is important to determine body fat, especially for athletes. Find out here all you need to know!
Diet and mental health: how nutrition professionals can help
Everything dietitians need to know about nutrition to mitigate symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Sports nutrition: the ultimate guide for athletic performance
Here’s everything that a sports dietitian needs to know about supplements and dietary recommendations to boost their clients’ athletic performance.
Obesity and nutrition: what dietitians need to know
Dietitians play a large role in helping people overcome obesity. Here’s how you can help improve your clients’ relationship with food and enhance their quality of life.
How to help your clients establish habits to improve longevity
From plant foods to sleep hygiene, here are the best science-backed tips to improve longevity.
How to answer common nutrition questions
Here are some of the most common nutrition questions you may get from clients. Take these responses and adapt them to your own professional practice.
Nutrition counseling for families: what dietitians need to know
Nutrition counseling for families often requires some extra considerations. Through careful planning, dieitititians can help make mealtimes enjoyable for the entire family.
How to help clients overcome chronic fatigue
Occasional tiredness is a normal part of life, however, it can be hard to overcome chronic fatigue and exhaustion.
Diet and menopause: what dietitians need to know
Menopause is something that all women experience, but did you know that diet and menopause are closely correlated?
Nutrition recommendations for overweight and obese children
Here’s how dietitians can help parents and children achieve a healthy weight through certain nutrition recommendations.
Lactose intolerance 101: what you need to know
You can help your clients improve their quality of life and navigate the world of lactose-free options.
How to nutritionally support your clients’ metabolic health
From increased fiber to adequate protein intake, here’s what science has to say about metabolic health.
5 things nobody tells you about being a dietitian
Interested in being a dietitian? Here are 5 things that you may not have known about becoming a nutrition professional.
6 ways to eat healthy while traveling
Here are some ways to help your clients stay on track and eat healthy while traveling.
What’s the connection between the gut microbiome and weight?
Here’s how you can help your nutrition clients improve their gut health to see improvements on the scale.
Helping your clients overcome food addiction
As a dietitian, you can use certain strategies to help your clients overcome food addiction and improve their relationship with food.
Plant-based eating and heart health: What you need to know
From increasing fiber to limiting processed foods, here’s how you can help your nutrition clients eat their way to better heart health.
Intermittent fasting: trend, fact, or hoax?
Here’s what you need to know about IF and how you can nutritionally support your clients if they choose to participate in this eating style.
11 ways to encourage your clients to eat more seeds
From health benefits to snack suggestions, here’s how you can shed light on the power of seeds.
How to help your clients break up with added sugar
Consuming excess amounts of added sugar can negatively impact your nutrition client’s health. Here’s how you can help your clients break up with refined sugar.
Gut health: the ultimate guide
Research shows a connection between digestive, mental, and physical health. How can you help your clients eat for their gut and improve their overall health?
Nutrient-dense foods: How to include more in your client’s meal plan
Here’s how you can help your clients incorporate more lean protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats into their meal plans.
What to include in a first nutrition appointment
Your first nutrition appointment with new clients is crucial for establishing a good rapport and gaining their trust.
Food intolerances vs. food allergies: what’s the difference?
How can you nutritionally support your clients with allergies and food intolerances? Here's everything you need to know.
6 dietary supplements every plant-based client needs
From vitamin B12 to iron and omega-3’s, here’s how you can nutritionally support your plant-based clients with supplementation.
How to encourage clients to eat more plants
Here’s how you can help your clients fall in love with plants through gentle wording, using a non-restrictive approach, and creating a well-curated meal plan.
Using reducetarianism to encourage plant-based eating habits
Reducetarianism is an approach to plant-based eating that focuses on reducing animal product consumption and increasing plant foods.
Understanding milk alternatives
Over the past decade, milk alternatives have gone mainstream. Here’s everything nutrition professionals need to know about plant-based milk options.
Helping your clients overcome binge eating
Through proper nutritional care, you can help your clients reduce binging episodes to improve their health and quality of life.
The best gut-healthy foods for any meal plan
What we eat has a significant impact on gut health, so as a dietitian, it’s important to include a variety of digestive-friendly foods in your client’s meal plan.
5 steps to conducting a quality nutrition assessment
As a nutrition professional, it’s important to get enough information about your client so you can give the best nutritional guidance possible.
Bone health and nutrition: meal plans for clients with osteoporosis
Nutrition is key when it comes to dealing with diseases like osteoporosis. Here’s how you can create a meal plan to help your clients eat their way to better bone density.
How to achieve sustainable nutrition with your clients
Sustainable nutrition is a combination of factors that allows you to evaluate each client on a deeper level and provide the best nutritional guidance possible.
Harris-Benedict Equation Calculator for Nutrition Professionals
Calculate here the BMR of your nutrition clients to estimate their calorie requirements using the Harris-Benedict equation.
Why fad diets don’t work
Here are some ways to help your clients ditch fad diets for good and establish a better relationship with food.
How to create a meal plan: the ultimate step-by-step guide
Here’s the ultimate step-by-step guide to help you create meal plans that your clients will actually stick to.
Eco-friendly meal plans: help your clients reduce food waste
As a nutrition professional, you can help your client reduce food waste and become more eco-friendly through a variety of diet and lifestyle suggestions.
Protein for athletes: how to use it to boost sports performance
Protein helps in muscle growth, weight management, and athletic recovery. But how much do athletes need, and what are some good dietary sources?
Meeting your clients’ nutritional needs on a vegan diet
If your nutrition client follows a vegan diet, it’s important that you create a well-balanced meal plan that meets all of their needs.
How to eat for healthy aging and reduce the risk of chronic disease
Aging is inevitable, but there are many steps that nutrition professionals can take to help their clients improve longevity.
Best anti-inflammatory foods to include in your nutrition client’s meal plan
Creating a meal plan filled with anti-inflammatory foods is a great way to boost your nutrition client’s overall health.
Eating disorder recovery and intuitive eating
Here’s how dietitians can use intuitive eating principles to help clients who may be struggling with an eating disorder.
Help clients get better sleep with these 5 tactics
As a nutrition professional, you can help your clients get better sleep with certain dietary and lifestyle suggestions.
How to create an antioxidant-rich meal plan that your clients will love
How to help your clients achieve better health through antioxidant-rich foods and subsequent meal plans.
Eating disorders: how can nutrition professionals help?
Eating disorders are complex and can affect everyone differently, which is why dietitians play an integral role in a client’s treatment and recovery plan.
10 heart-friendly foods for cardiovascular health
From collard greens to chia seeds, here are the best foods that you can add to your clients’ diet for optimal heart health.
Top nutrients to enhance your nutrition client’s immunity
How to boost your nutrition client’s immune system? From vitamin E to zinc, here are some of the top nutrients to enhance your client’s immune system.
How to provide nutritional support to breastfeeding mothers
Between supplements and dietary recommendations, here are some ways that you can provide nutritional support to breastfeeding mothers.
Improve gut health and reduce inflammation
How can nutrition professionals help their clients improve gut health and reduce inflammation?
How can vitamin D boost athletic performance?
How can you use vitamin D to help boost your nutrition clients’ athletic performance?
How can sports athletes benefit from intuitive eating
Learn how dietitians can help clients implement intuitive eating principles to help them understand how to nourish their bodies and fuel for performance.
Recipe Development using Nutrium: A Nutritionist’s Point of View
This article was written by Emma Hanton, an Associate Registered Nutritionist and Freelance Nutrition Consultant that uses our recipe development feature.
Can the microbiome influence athletic performance?
Can dietitians play a significant role in promoting a healthy microbiome and thus improve the performance of athletes?
How to help clients overcome nutrient deficiencies
What are the most common nutrient deficiencies and what dietitians should look for when evaluating your clients? Here's everything you need to know.
Repair your client’s relationship with food with intuitive eating
Learn how using intuitive eating in your nutrition business can repair your client’s relationship with food.
How to introduce a low FODMAP diet for IBS clients
Low FODMAP diets can be beneficial for those with IBS. Learn more about as a dietitian or nutritionist you can introduce a low FODMAP diet for IBS clients.
Nutritional Care for Obesity and Pregnancy
Obesity during pregnancy raises many risks for both mother and child. Learn more about how to help your client who is dealing with obesity and pregnancy.
Send nutrition assessment forms to clients with Nutrium
Send a nutritional assessment form directly to your clients and view the answers automatically added to their profile, easily and securely.
The importance of nutrition services in sports training
Interview with Catarina Augusto, a sports nutritionist working with MVP Academy, which provides nutrition counseling and education to 12 to 21 years old athletes.
Win the game with the ultimate sports nutrition software: Nutrium
Nutrium sports nutrition software has everything you need to enhance your team's performance by monitoring athletes' nutrition and athletic progress.
How to treat and prevent iron deficiency with a dietary plan
Learn the importance and recommendations of iron and how you can prevent deficiencies during nutrition counselling.
Everything about dietary fiber and how to include it in dietary plans
What is and what are the benefits of fiber in health and how to easily incorporate it into your nutrition clients' meal plans, using Nutrium.
New meal plan templates in Nutrium for your nutrition appointments
Nutrium has available meal plans templates for special nutritional and dietary needs.
Pediatric nutrition guide for professionals
Evidence-based recommendations from WHO, IOM and EFSA for when consulting clients in pediatric ages.
Prenatal nutritional guide for nutrition professionals
Our team has put together a guide on prenatal nutrition recommendations to help nutrition professionals during appointments.
Water Intake Guidelines for nutrition consultants
This water intake recommendations guide has gathered information from global and certified organizations.
Sports Nutrition Guide for Nutrition Professionals
Energy requirements are dynamic and depend on various factors. Ashley Leone, Sports Dietitian tell us the current dietary recommendations for athletes
Nutrition in the News | Issue #12
This month we put together news related to new food policies, new studies in the field and also evidence-based guidance on coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak.
Frequently asked questions during a nutrition consultation | Podcast Em Banho Maria
In partnership with Margarida Beja, we challenged professionals into sharing questions they often get during nutrition appointments.
Orthorexia – do you truly know how to identify it?
In a society obsessed with body image, when does being overly concerned about health, become dangerous or a problem?
Helping your clients to stay healthy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Learn to help your clients stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nutrition in the News | Issue #11
Latest policies made by the American government, how research is always evolving and the benefits of walnuts on our health.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 10
Check the top 5 celebrity endorse diets in 2019, how neurology is linked to overeating and what the UK NHS is doing to improve cancer patients' treatment.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 9
In this edition, we are talking about diet and hearing health, perceptions about nutrition and how our genetics influence our taste sensors.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 8
Come check the latest news on nutrition and health with Nutrium.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº7
In this issue, Harriet Smith, Registered Dietitian and Health Writer brings us the latest articles in nutrition science.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 6
Critical thinking and the thorough analysis of recent nutrition articles is what we are bringing you in this Nutrition in the News, by Harriet Smith, RD
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 5
Here are this months, ' Nutrition in the News! Jully was all about chocolate lovers, the Mediterranean diet and weight stigma around men.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 4
This month we are featuring health campaign news across the UK and new studies featuring dietary habits through life, coffee, and evidence on personalized nutrition.
How to consult the USDA Food Composition Database
Developing a practical meal plans is very important, but not always easy. Thankfully in Nutrium you can quickly check all food in USDA Food Database.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 3
From dietary habits and their relation to health to special events occurring in the UK. Check here what's been going on these past months in the nutrition world.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 2
It's the beginning of the year but let's go back a few days and think about all the news about nutrition.
Nutrition in the News | Issue nº 1
We decided to start bringing to you what have been the most discussed topics about nutrition lately. Enjoy our first series of Nutrition in the News.