Association for Nutrition

We are the independent regulator for Registered Nutritionists. 

A Registered Charity, our role is to protect and benefit the public.  We hold the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), a register of competent, qualified nutrition professionals who meet our rigorously applied standards for scientifically sound evidence-based nutrition and its use in practice.  The UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists is the only register of qualified nutritionists recognised by Public Health England, NHS Choices and NHS Careers.

If you are looking for a qualified nutritionist, always check they have the quality mark post-nominal letters RNutr or ANutr after their name.

We also define and advance standards of evidence-based practice across the wider field of nutrition at all levels within the workforce. Our standards for the wider workforce in nutrition (in public health, catering, fitness, leisure and social care) were developed with support from Department of Health and Public Health England, and are the benchmark for nutrition competence for all who use, translate or provide nutrition information to the public.

Click here to read a comparative summary about the different qualification requirements, scope of practices, regulators and professional bodies for Registered Nutritionists, Dietitians, Registered Associate Nutritionists and Nutritional Therapists.

@AfNutr chat is an independent initiative moderated by a team of UKVRN Registrants. This is a voluntary initiative, providing a free monthly CPD opportunity to Registrants, it is supported by the AfN (@AfN_UK_). However, please note that the views and information contained in the chats may not necessarily express the views of the AfN or UKVRN Registrants, therefore the content of the chats are not endorsed by AfN.

Good luck to all the students completing their final examinations/disseration projects and congratulations to all the graduates from AfN Accredited Degree Programmes. 

Direct entry application forms can be found here and can be processed once pass lists have been submitted to the AfN by the university. 

Just completed a non-accredited nutrition science degree? You can still apply to register, but application will be via the portfolio route. See details here.