Michael is a registrant of the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists (UKVRN), which is governed by the Association for Nutrition. The purpose of the UKVRN is to protect the public by allowing them to verify whether a nutrition professional has met rigorous criteria related to training, competence, and professional practise.
Michael Joseph Hartley, known professionally as Michael Joseph, works as a nutritionist in a community setting. He also enjoys writing evidence-based nutrition articles for Nutrition Advance.
Since earning his Master's in Clinical Nutrition, Michael keeps up to date with the latest developments in nutrition by regularly reading journals and fulfilling his CPD requirements.
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