Dietitian

Accredited Practising Dietitians

Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) have the qualifications and skills to provide expert nutrition and dietary advice to both groups and individuals. They have sound university qualifications, undertake ongoing training and education and comply with DAA's guidelines for best practice as well as DAA Professional Standards.

APDs are trained to assess an individual's diet in order to help treat a wide range of conditions including diabetes, heart disease, cancers, gastrointestinal diseases, food allergies, food intolerances as well as overweight and obesity.

APDs are able to translate scientific information about nutrition into practical advice about what to eat for better health.

APDs:

  • Assess individual nutritional needs
  • Develop personalised eating plans
  • Sort out nutrition fact from fiction
  • Undertake nutrition and food research

Alison Green – Accredited Practicing Dietitian

Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (Monash University)
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (Deakin University)

Alison has been a consultant dietitian working alongside General Practitioners in medical centres in Somerville, Hallam and Endeavour Hills for the past 10 years.

Over her 16 years of experience as a dietitian, time conducting Diabetes Education courses with Diabetes Educators and running Healthy Heart groups has given her a great interest in helping motivate clients take a healthy approach to their lifestyle.

As well giving advice for general healthy eating, weight management, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Alison has an interest in women’s health, elderly nutrition, and gastrointestinal diseases such as Coeliac disease, fructose malabsorption and ‘irritable bowel’.

What to expect after your first consultation:

  • A greater understanding of your overall condition (eg diabetes, high cholesterol)
  • A greater knowledge of what is in food, how it will influence your wellbeing, reading labels if time permits.
  • Individual suggestions as to how to change your eating plan to improve your health, and fit into your own lifestyle

Subsequent consultations cover a range of topics and issues depending on individual needs.

Please do not expect to receive a meal plan or diet sheet on exactly what to eat. 

Away from her part time job as a dietitian, Alison is a Mum to 2 beautiful primary school age children, and also enjoys playing music, handcrafts, socialising with friends and, of course, keeping physically active herself (with the help of the PACE team!).

To discuss how we can help you (obligation free), please contact us.