Question 13153 — health professions

Summary

Mr. Fabrice Le Vigoureux draws the attention of the Minister of Health and Prevention to the opportunity to strengthen the recognition of professions linked to nutrition, particularly in the face of the development of illegal practices and abuses in the use of derived terms. Two types of health professionals are recognized by law in matters of nutrition: the dietitian-nutritionist and the doctor-nutritionist. Recognized by the health code and its article L. 4371-2 which states that "only persons holding a state diploma may practice the profession of dietician", the activity of dietitians-nutritionists is strictly regulated. These professionals must hold a BTS in dietetics or a DUT in biological engineering with a dietetic option including a minimum of 1,800 hours of training. Nutritionist doctors, for their part, are doctors who have followed a additional training in nutrition of approximately 150 hours. However, the growth in demand from French people in this area, particularly under the effect of social networks, has given rise to numerous abuses. The illegal exercise, although punishable by one year of imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros, has developed on the one hand and activities derived from non-professionals have emerged on the other hand, such as "nutritionists" - the qualifier not being regulated - or even “nutrition experts”, “nutrition coaches” and “nutri-therapists”. These non-professionals, sometimes offering expensive services to people in need of real medical monitoring, do not hold recognized qualifications and do not have formal training or training. Also, the deputy wishes to know on the one hand whether the controls in order to fight against the exercises illegal are sufficiently implemented and if measures are taken to allow better monitoring of social networks and, on the other hand, if a legislative development is envisaged in order to combat abuses in the activities of non-professionals and thus to better protect recognized titles in order to ensure real protection of their health for French people. Finally, with the aim of contributing to the reduction of cost of treating diet-related pathologies, he would like to know if the ministry is considering reimbursement for dietary consultations.

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