How nutritionists and psychologists collaborate to develop individualised treatment strategies, integrating tailored dietary approaches based on metabolic profiles with psychological interventions addressing behavioural patterns, emotional eating, and sustainable lifestyle change.
Key Takeaways:
• Understanding how individual variations in insulin sensitivity, gut microbiome, nutrient metabolism, and genetic factors combine with psychological assessments of eating behaviours, stress responses, motivation, and mental health to create truly personalised nutrition and behavioural intervention plans.
• Examining collaborative frameworks where nutritionists and psychologists work synergistically throughout the obesity care continuum, addressing both physiological and psychological barriers to weight management while tackling workforce capacity, referral pathways, and reimbursement structures for comprehensive care.