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About Amanda Benham

I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist specialising in plant-based nutrition for optimal human health and sustainable ethical eating. 


For over 25 years I've been helping ...

Special interests

Ensuring your vegan or vegetarian diet is providing optimal amounts of all essential nutrients and suits your health needs. Health-enhancing plant-based eating patterns for people of all ages, including during pregnancy and lactation.  Weaning your baby onto a plant-based diet and preventing and overcoming fussy eating. Nutritionally balanced vegan and vegetarian diets and plant-based diets to help treat and prevent common health problems such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis.  Consultations are available in-person, via video tele-health or via phone for anyone resident in Australia.  For FAQ etc see: www.pbnutrition.com.au

Qualifications

PhD - Queensland University of Technology (QUT) 

Professional Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition (Dietitians Association of Australia)

Master of Health Science (Nutrition & Dietetics) - QUT

Grad Dip Nutrition & Dietetics - QUT

Grad Dip Human Nutrition - Deakin University

BA - Murdoch University

BSc - University of Western Australia

Awards and Publications

Intake of vitamin B 12 and other characteristics of women of reproductive age on a vegan diet in Australia. Amanda J Benham, Danielle Gallegos, Katherine L Hanna, Mary T Hannan-Jones. Public Health Nutrition Vol 24, Issue 14, October 2021, pp 4397-4407. 

Weaning a baby onto a vegan diet. Amanda J Benham. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education. Vol 8 Issue 1, 2020.

An adaptation of the Australian Core Food Groups to enable planning of vegan and lacto-vegetarian diets. Amanda J Benham. Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, March 1999  http://eprints.qut.edu.au/94299/

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Registration numbers and professional memberships

Accredited Practising Dietitian

Accredited Nutritionist

Member of the Dietitians' Association of Australia (#92-026).

Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine

Medicare Provider number: 2583819W

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