Kristina Vavura is SCOPE-certified and HCPC-Registered Dietitian with a
passion for clinical dietetics and public health. She is also the
Founder of Forever Young Academy which main aim is to educate the
general public about the important role of healthy lifestyle.
Her experience spans acute and community settings, with special
interests in weight management, diabetes (type 1, type 2, gestational),
oncology, longevity, PCOS and health promotion. She is an active member
of the British Dietetic Association (BDA), Parenteral Nutrition
Association (PEN), European Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
(ESPEN) as well as the Association for Study of Obesity (ASO) and she
has obtained her SCOPE Certification from the World Obesity Foundation
(obesity, cardiovascular issues and obesity, children with obesity and
eating disorders in obesity management). Currently, she is continuing
her education as a functional medicine practitioner with the Association
of Applied Functional Medicine in the US.
She obtained her Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at Robert
Gordon University, Scotland, where she gained practical experience as a
Dietetic Intern in NHS Tayside. My internship included consulting on
parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Throughout her career, she has provided personalised dietary advice to
patients managing various conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cancer,
malnutrition, paediatric nutrition pancreatitis, IBS, ulcerative
colitis, fatty liver disease (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), food
intolerances, autoimmune diseases, coeliac disease, and patients both
pre- and post-operation.
Central to her practice is the patient-centered approach as well as
behavioural change approach and a commitment to continuous professional
development as she believes this lies in the foundation of proper
patient care.