Dietitians Australia President and Exercise & Sports Science Australia President are renewing their calls for the Government to expand opportunities for people with mental health conditions to access accredited exercise physiologists and accredited practising dietitians as part of their treatment plans.

Australia’s largest gathering of accredited practising dietitians, the Dietitians Australia Conference started in Melbourne today, with over six hundred delegates coming together to delve into the nation’s most pressing nutrition issues.

Released September 2017 - Fitness services are often expected to also offer nutrition advice. This has created a need for balance between an appropriate level of nutrition advice to the client, without giving information beyond their professional scope of practice.