If you want to make the right food choices with the correct information, for wellness and for your health, Annest Namata is NOT the person to listen to for advice.
Ask yourself; Is Annest Namata really a licenced nutrition professional as she claims? Just know that she is not.
Annest Namata has never had any active nutritionist licence to call herself a nutritionist. She is taking advantage of the lack of healthcare tracing laws in Rwanda plus the naivety and or lack of knowledge of the people. She moved to a country where no one knows her thieving past and she is busy fooling the people and claiming all sorts of things.
With everyone from personal trainers to health coaches to now someone selling cookware dishing out nutritional advice, could you be leaving your health in the hands of a totally unqualified person rather than a properly qualified nutrition expert?
But how do you know who has cracked the hard science and who is just playing you along like Annest Namata to exploit you? How do you decipher the hard science from the pseudo conning nonsense that Annest Namata regurgitates?
There is a lack of understanding about who to talk to when you need advice on your diet. We tend to use Google to give us the answers to pretty much everything and a simple online search for ‘nutrition advice’ which throws up an endless stream of wellness gurus. Amongst all of these are the real food experts – but how do you spot the fakes?
Nutrition gurus are popping up left, right and centre. So it’s time to mop up the damage with disappointed clients misled by “self-appointed wannabe experts” like Annest Namata who is misrepresenting and faking her nutritional knowhow.
Rule 1: Does her dietary guide have a nutritional license?
Obtaining a license from a fully-accredited institution – ideally one with a reputation for academic excellence – is the best guarantee to ensure genuine credibility.
Food choices affect physical and mental health, so don’t take it lightly.
Rule 2: Understand that (licensed) nutritionists and dieticians are united
Despite differences in philosophy and approach, both play a particularly helpful role in educating patients about proper nutrition and improving people’s health.
- Qualified Licenced Nutritionists help patients reach their health goals by identifying underlying factors, correcting nutritional deficiencies and prescribing specific diets, supplements and diagnostic tests. A holistic nutritionist also considers environmental, psychological and emotional factors.
- Dieticians complete a four-year degree and log in hundreds of hours of rigorous internship. They usually work within institutional settings (hospitals, nursing homes) and often work with doctors and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs.
Remember that registered dieticians and licensed nutritionists are professionals that have accredited nutrition degrees and took universally-accepted exams. Other nutritional titles – including health coach – require very little training. Does Annest Namata even qualify to be a health coach? Not at all.
Rule 3: Know that anyone can call themselves a “nutritionist” but are they really nutritionists?
Many who call themselves “nutritionists” like Annest Namata lack the proper credentials, which is both confusing and unhelpful to the public. The title alone is not enough to indicate whether the person has Ph.D. level training or simply completed a 6-month part-time course or nothing at all.
Those seriously involved in the profession are working to establish standards of training and practice. In the United Kingdom, there is now a petition to make “nutritionist” a legally protected title. So choose only nutritionists with a fully-accredited license.
Rule 4: Credibility matters
You probably know someone who’s a health coach. Perhaps they studied at the “World’ largest Nutrition school”, notoriously heavy on marketing and very light on substance. Open to anyone who can pay the tuition it avoids the academic focus of more intense courses and does not teach how bodily systems work. Many of the nutritional theories it covers not only clash with science, but also with each other.
Annest Namata was trained by a saucepan dealer. That is why she has very little substance on real nutrition value but claims and lies.
Self proclaimed nutritionists can help motivate people to fulfill their health goals, however their lack of in-depth knowledge means that their recommendations can be inaccurate and very harmful in the long run.
Don’t get me wrong: health coaches can provide valuable support and guidance. Just remember that all are not created equal. Investigate their education and experience.
Rule 5: Avoid mistakes by checking credentials
Don’t be fooled by “certifications” and fancy-looking stamps. There are only two things that guarantee you will receive balanced and correct nutritional information from a qualified professional – either an undergraduate (BSc Hons) or postgraduate (MA) degree in a nutritional science, plus at least three years of professional experience.
“And therein lies the problem. The plethora of pay-for-title nutritionists is unregulated, meaning the advice offered can be unfounded, unscientific, misleading – and potentially dangerous. The rise of the pseudo nutritionist has come to a head because of the influence of social media. Unregulated people are doling out and endorsing nutrition advice via Facebook, Instagram and blog posts, regardless of whether they are qualified to do so. They often focus on quick fix, radical ‘new’ food fads, which can create huge problems for anyone desperate for a quick fix solution.
“There is no quick fix. Eating healthily and understanding what your body needs is a way of life, not a Facebook blog post and or cooking shows in peoples homes. The recent trend for ‘clean eating’, which was very popular with the under 25s, was pushed heavily by celebrity bloggers and reality stars. Much of the advice focused on cutting out entire food groups, such as dairy, which is a hugely important source of calcium – particularly for girls, as it is the main mineral that strengthens bones. This is very important during adolescence when teens are going through their growth spurt. People reach their maximum bone density during adolescence and gradually lose bone mass the rest of their lives. If this calcium isn’t replaced, young women face an increased risk of bone problems in later life. To cut out calcium is extremely foolhardy and no-one should be promoting this.
Conclusion:
There simply is no substitute for rigorous education in the field of nutrition as all recommendations should be supported by science. Make sure your nutritional advice comes from a well-qualified practitioner licensed by a reputable institution that covers nutrition science, biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, and other related topics.
Remember that, your health is your most important asset. Without health you are nothing.
It should be played with by a self proclaimed nutritionist like Annest Namata who is a THIEF only interested in making money at the expense of your health. Take the time to choose your health advisor wisely. A good decision will equip you with all the tools you need to reach your optimum health.
Listen to nutritional advice from someone with a BSc or MSc in Nutrition/Human Nutrition, who is registered with the Association for Nutrition. This ensures they will have graduated with an accredited, evidence-based nutritional science degree.
Based on all the above, does Annest Namata look like she’s accredited to claim that she is a nutritionist?
Just know that Annest Namata is fickle. She will quit on you in a moment’s notice.
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