Counselling & guidance
Nutrition Counselling (LSB)
What is Nutrition Counselling (LSB)?
- What is Nutrition Counselling (LSB) for?
- Everyday nutrition counselling for healthy people
- Is Nutrition Counselling (LSB) legally regulated?
- Regulated trade (Lebens- und Sozialberatung restricted to nutrition counselling), access via nutrition science or dietetics.
- Does Nutrition Counselling (LSB) treat illnesses?
- No, only for healthy people without an illness context
Commercial nutrition counselling supports healthy people in shaping their everyday diet more consciously, for example around weight, sport or general wellbeing. It is regulated as a restricted form of Lebens- und Sozialberatung; access requires a degree in nutrition science or training in dietetics.
What it covers
Counselling covers the physiological, biochemical and allergological aspects of nutrition, eating behaviour and lifestyle, and reducing risk factors in the spirit of health promotion. Food itself is a central topic:
- How is it structured?
- How is it industrially produced?
- How can diet-related illness be avoided?
The line to illness
As soon as an illness or a suspicion exists, nutrition therapy is a matter for dietetics and medicine, not for commercial counselling.
What is allowed
- Counsel healthy people on nutrition, weight and everyday life
- Analyse eating habits and give recommendations
- Support sport and lifestyle
Where are the limits?
- No counselling in case of illness or suspicion, e.g. diabetes or an eating disorder
- No diagnosis, no nutrition therapy
- Refers to dietetics or physicians when illness is involved
How to recognise quality
- Trade licence searchable in GISA
- Relevant training in nutrition science or dietetics
- Refers to dietetics or physicians in case of illness
- No miracle diets, no product sales as the main purpose
How it works
- First sessiongoals and habits
- Recommendationpractical everyday steps
- Supportfollow-ups if needed
Costs & insurance
Fees set freelyapprox. 70 to 120 € first consultation
Follow-upsusually cheaper
Insurancenot an insurance benefit
SVS health bonus100 €/year if the provider is an SVS partner