About The Nutrition Professional
Fully Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist
Registered with the Dietetics Association of Australia
Darren is a fully Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist registered with the Dietetics Association of Australia. He holds a Bachelors in Medical Sciences, a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and is a qualified Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor. He specialises in health and lifestyle coaching, body composition changes (particularly weight loss) and chronic disease management.
Much of his time has been spent providing nutrition planning and fitness programming to a wide range of individuals within the fitness industry. Still remaining within the fitness industry Darren now provides comprehensive health coaching and nutrition services to all those living on the Central Coast.
Unlike most other dietetic services, Darren provides you with as much time as you require to formulate a successful health plan that works for you, whilst providing continual motivation and follow up to ensure that you meet your personal health goals.
Qualifications
- Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics (Sydney University)
- Bachelors in Medical Sciences (Macquarie University)
- Certificate IV Personal Trainer
- Certificate III Fitness Instructor
Why choose me?
- Nationally Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Nutritionist (APD & AN). The highest nutrition qualification in Australia.
- Weight loss and body composition modification specialist.
- Trusted by local medical and allied health professionals.
- Medicare provider + private health insurance rebates for consultations.
- Up to date researcher, who has been published in the prestigious Nutrition Journal.
- Known figure in the fitness industry, having helped local and national athletes as well as aspiring physic competitors with their nutrition and exercise programs.
- Community speaker in matters of nutrition, health and fitness.
- Keen nutrition and fitness writer.
What do Dietitians do?
Dietitians are university degree qualified health professionals that work alongside physicians, specialists and other allied health professionals to improve individuals health through nutritional intervention.
Why are we the best practitioners for nutrition advice?
All dietitians have completed a university degree and have undergone extensive practical experience within the industry. Dietitians are also registered under the professional body of the Dietetics Association of Australia (DAA) which oversees the practices of it’s dietitian members. DAA ensures dietitians follow the highest standards when consulting with their clients. As a result, dietitians, unlike other practitioners offering nutrition advice follow an evidence based approach when providing nutrition advice, so that you can be assured the advice you are receiving actually works and has a positive impact to your overall health.
As part of DAA, dietitians are also required to maintain a high level of continual professional development meaning you are provided with the most up to date evidence on any nutrition matters. It should also be noted that all Accredited Practising Dietitians, having attained the highest recognised nutrition professional status in Australia are also granted the status of Accredited Practising Nutritionists (APN).
The medical community trusts us, so should you
As dietitians are governed under the guise of a professional body with such stringent standards we have been granted Medicare status from the government. This enables us to provide special government schemes surrounding nutrition intervention. It also allows us to be recognised by Australian health fund providers (private health insurance), entitling you to a rebate on dietetics services.
For these reasons, doctors and specialists alike trust dietitians to take care of their clients and so are their primary referee when nutritional intervention is required.