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About:
JASMINE CHALLIS BSc(Hons) Nut. MRes. Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist (Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register).
Jasmine has an Honours Degree in Nutrition, a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and a Masters of Research in Sport & Exercise Science (completed with Distinction in 2018). She has qualifications in teaching young people and adults and has undertaken training in group work and increasing motivation. She is registered as a dietitian with the Health Care Professions Council. Jasmine is an Accredited Nutritionist (Association for Nutrition) and is on to the Register of Sports & Exercise Nutritionists. She has a particular interest in dance and circus but has worked with athletes from a variety of backgrounds. She has worked with dance students and professionals for more than 30 years. She has given group talks and individual advice to professional dancers, vocational dance schools and dance companies. Jasmine is on the Medical Advisory Panel for One Dance UK and has been involved in One Dance UK Roadshows giving talks/workshops on ‘Nutrition and Dance Performance’ and on ‘Eating Disorders’ and has run courses on these topics for dance teachers. She is the nutrition consultant and main author for the Dance UK Information Sheet on Food and Nutrition for Dancers. She regularly presents at the annual International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) conference and is one of the co-authors on their Nutrition resource paper. Away from performing arts, Jasmine continues working with patients & clients both with disordered eating and other medical problems. Her experience with patients with eating disorders is extensive and her work currently includes being part of a team with a number of consultant psychiatrists at Nightingale Hospital in central London. Jasmine was part of the original team running a course on managing eating disorders for qualified dietitians. She was a Council Member (Director) of the British Dietetic Association (board of directors) for over 5 years. Jasmine has worked both with coaches and athletes, and has advised at national level training camps.
In June 2023 her book ‘Nutrition for Dance and Performance was published by Routledge. Aimed at vocational dance students and those studying dance at university level, professional dancers and dance teachers, the book is a ‘theory to practice’ resource.
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