Our March, June and November events are focused upon equipping nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioners with new knowledge and insights together with the confidence to apply these within their practice. All nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioners are welcomed.

Our Nutrition Evidence (NED) Science Forum event focuses on nutrition and lifestyle sciences – what’s new, critical analysis, new research initiatives and how to contribute to the evidence as part of your clinical practice. With a keynote presentation from an industry expert and plenty of time for networking, this is an event for all nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioners, as well as researchers and policy makers.

Each event features:

• 3.5 to 5 hours of BANT-Approved CPD
• Extra 5+ hours of Bonus Live content from Event Partners
• Special offers from our Event Partners
• All content is recorded and shared for catch-up viewing post livestream, with matching slides and references
• Active community group for knowledge sharing with peers

Thyroid Health

Saturday 01 March. In-person in Guildford, Surrey, and also Virtual (hybrid)

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• What are subclinical thyroid disorders and what are clinical thyroid diseases?
• What are the causal factors for dysregulation?
• What are the key differences in thyroid health for specific populations, such as pregnancy, postpartum, paediatric and older adults?
• What nutrition interventions are particularly helpful to consider when supporting clients thyroid health?
• What lifestyle interventions offer most potential benefit?
• What utility can functional testing offer, which tests, and what can be done differently based on the results?
• What are the links between thyroid health, mental health and gut health?

Nutrition Evidence (NED) Science Forum

Tuesday 13 May. In-person at the Royal Society of Medicine, London

The Battle of the Polyphenols

• Professor Justin Roberts – Keynote presentation on the role of polyphenols in human health and nutritional therapy practice
• Polyphenol pitches from industry scientists. May include:
  • Curcumin, Resveratrol, Quercetin, Mushroom polyphenols, others
• Panel discussion and debate with presenters, including questions from the audience
• Announcement: The top polyphenol plus the winner of a polyphenol prize

The Art and the Science of Nutritional Therapy

• Tanya Borowski – The Art of Nutritional Therapy
• Dr Michelle Barrow – Key Questions publication on nutrition and thyroid – the science of diet, key nutrients, lifestyle and testing to support thyroid health
• Clare Grundel – What impact does the practice of personalised nutrition have on digestive health – interim data from the BANT research study

Networking and Gala Evening

This event includes quality time with event attendees and sponsors and concludes with a drinks gala evening in the Cavendish Room of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Neurodiversity

Saturday 28 June, Virtual

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• How can neurodiversity be understood and considered by nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioners?
• How are mental health, neurodiversity and disordered eating related, and how are they distinct?
• How can practitioners sensitively identify neurodiverse clients within their intake and onboarding process?
• What can practitioners do differently for the benefit of their 1:1 clients with common types of neurodiversity? Autism, ADHD, ADD?
• What nutritional approaches may be useful for clients with common types of neurodiversity?
• What lifestyle approaches may be useful for clients with common types of neurodiversity?
• What can practitioners do to appeal to and provide benefits to group work clients with common types of neurodiversity?

Liver Health and Detoxification

Saturday 08 November, Virtual

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• What is MASLD? 
• How can liver health be assessed via testing, indicative symptoms and interpretation of results?
• How are we exposed to toxins from the environment, such as bisphenols, mould, phytates, microplastics, heavy metals, glyphosate, in water, air, soil?
• How can exposures be avoided or mitigated?
• How should we think about the impact of common medications?
• What dietary approaches can support natural detoxification pathways?
• How do herbs and herbal remedies impact detoxification pathways?
• When supporting natural detoxification pathways what must be done to ensure awareness of potential drug nutrient interactions?
• What are common gallbladder and bile production and secretion issues that affect detoxification pathways?
• What can lifestyle practices, such as sweating and sauna, do to stimulate natural detoxification pathways?

2025 Event Partners

Our partners add value through additional Bonus Live webinars, educational resources and event special offers. Their support enables BANT to offer high-value, low-cost events to members and beyond.