Unpacking Weight Science Pod-Course Episode 15


'When is a diet not a diet? Size Inclusivity and Medical Nutrition'


Dietitians and nutrition professionals can feel like the ‘nutrition baby’ is being thrown out with the ‘diet bathwater’ when learning about the Non-Diet Approach, HAES and Intuitive Eating. Many wonder, if I can’t tell people what to eat, what is left? Is there any point to dietitians? Do I just forget all my medical nutrition therapy knowledge? This existential crisis is a consequence of nutrition-related professions identifying with their key expertise being in weight management. This episode sorts the ‘therapeutic wheat’ from the ‘fatphobic chaff’ to offer an alternative perspective on your professional identity.


Learning Outcomes

Recognise the different meanings of the terms ‘diet’ and ‘dietary pattern’ and their common and technical uses

Identify the therapeutic nutrition elements in Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating and the Non-Diet Approach frameworks, and their centring around ‘feel-good’ eating

Differentiate between internal vs external motivation and their application in weight-neutral practice

How does the Unpacking Weight Science Pod-Course work as Professional Development?

Each pod-course (podcast-based course) is designed with the continuing professional development of health professionals in mind. Many of the Unpacking Weight Science podcast episodes that the pod-course materials are based around are also available on iTunes, YouTube and Spotify. However, this course is where you can turn them into assessed professional development with a Certificate of Completion.

Listening time is 20-30 minutes per episode. Reading the supporting materials and taking the quiz should take a further 30-40 minutes. This means you'll gain about an hour of assessed professional development from this course. You will have 12 months from your date of enrolment to complete the course.


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This Pod Course is also available in Bundle 3 with Pod Courses 13-18 for $45AUD (great value!)

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About the course developer,

Dr Fiona Willer, AdvAPD, PhD


How do you know that I know what I'm doing with professional development materials? I've been a university lecturer for 15 years, have facilitated professional development workshops for health professionals for 10 years and am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). My professional development business, Health Not Diets, is a recognised provider of employment-related training by the Queensland Department of Education and Training. I'm also an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AdvAPD) with Dietitians Australia so you can be sure that I really know my stuff.