What is a Certified Nutrition Specialist?
“The Certified Nutrition Specialist® (CNS®) is the most advanced credential for personalized nutrition practitioners. CNS’s are trained to practice science-based personalized nutrition therapy to provide health care to patients, clients, and communities. CNS’s focus on identifying and addressing root causes of medical conditions and diseases and moving patients toward optimal health.
The CNS credential demonstrates that certified individuals have the knowledge and proficiency required for advanced professional nutrition practice. The CNS certification program is administered by the Board for Certification of Nutrition SpecialistsSM (BCNSSM), a separate and independent credentialing organization affiliated with the American Nutrition Association® (ANA). The ANA is the professional association for the science and practice of personalized nutrition. The ANA envisions a society of healthy people, powered by nutrition, and champions the science and practice of personalized nutrition to move nutrition to the core of health care.”