Ketogenic: The Science & Practice of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction
The internationally CPD-accredited training that gives you a complete, evidence-based grounding in TCR, and the required foundation every Nutrition Network Practitioner builds their career on.
You know low-carb nutrition works. Explaining why, safely and rigorously, is another matter.
Most clinical and coaching training barely touches carbohydrate restriction, leaving practitioners to piece the science together from podcasts, forums, and outdated guidelines.
You get results, but can't fully explain the mechanism
Patients and clients improve on TCR, but without a firm grasp of the insulin resistance science, you're guessing at the "why" behind the "what works."
Your training didn't cover carbohydrate restriction
Medical and nutrition curricula still lean on outdated dietary guidelines, leaving a real gap between what the evidence shows and what you were taught.
You need credibility, not just conviction
Being personally convinced about LCHF/keto isn't the same as holding a recognised, CPD-accredited qualification you can point to with patients, employers, or peers.
Every course you've found is either too basic or too narrow
You want breadth across cardiovascular, neurological, metabolic, and psychological applications of TCR, not another single-topic mini-course.
A broad, evidence-based grounding in TCR, built to go straight into your practice
Five things this training gives you that generic low-carb content can't.
A comprehensive overview of the most important science, evidence, and clinical applications of therapeutic carbohydrate restriction.
The role of food and lifestyle modification as medicine, across cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological conditions.
How to translate the evidence into diet-related counselling that helps patients and clients make lasting change.
Content built hand-in-hand with the textbook, Ketogenic: The Science of TCR in Human Health, published with Elsevier.
A shared foundation with a global community of practitioners and coaches applying TCR in clinical and coaching practice.
This course is Step 2 on the road to becoming a Nutrition Network Practitioner™
Ketogenic: The Science & Practice of TCR isn't a standalone certificate. It's the professional-training foundation every candidate builds on, whichever track you're on.
Foundations of Metabolic Coaching or Nutritional Medicine: The Basic Sciences
Your entry point: grasping the core concepts of TCR coaching (non-medical track) or the underlying mechanisms of TCR therapy (medical track).
Ketogenic: The Science & Practice of TCR
A comprehensive overview of the history, science, and most common clinical applications of therapeutic carbohydrate restriction. Worth 15 CPD.
You are hereLCHF in Clinical Practice or LCHF for Dietitians
A 3-module deep dive into evolutionary evidence, practical medical applications, and prescribing LCHF in clinical settings. Worth up to 32 CPD.
Choose three elective modules
Go deep on the conditions and populations most relevant to your practice, from diabetes reversal to women's health to sports nutrition.
The live, 16–18 week Certification Program
Small-group mentorship, case studies, written assignments, and an oral examination, culminating in your Nutrition Network Practitioner™ certification.
The Destination
Nutrition Network Practitioner™
The recognised gold standard for TCR practitioners: a verified designation, priority listing on our Wall of Practitioners, and a place in our inner circle of certified experts.
What's inside every module
Topic Outline & Objectives
A clear study overview and learning objectives before you start each lecture, so you know exactly what you're working toward.
Expert Speaker Presentation
An in-depth video lecture from a named expert in that field, not a generic voiceover, but the person doing the clinical work.
Downloadable References
The speaker's presentation and a reference list of the relevant journal articles and literature, so you can go deeper on your own.
18 modules across the full scope of TCR
Click a section to see the lectures and speakers inside it.
- Understanding Human Diet and Disease
- Insulin Resistance: A Unifying Feature of Chronic Disease
- How We Got Here, Dietary Guidelines
- Nutritional Aspects of Health & Disease
- Therapeutics of Managing Insulin Resistance
- Sustainable Behaviour Change
- Metabolic Syndrome & TCR
- Type 2 Diabetes, Treating Diabetes with Nutrition Instead of Medicine (Parts 1 & 2)
- NAFLD / Liver
- Neurodevelopment
- Neurology
- Exploiting Cancer Metabolism with Therapeutic Ketosis
- Hypertension, Salt vs. Sugar and Cardiovascular Risk
- Gynecologic Disease Is Cardiovascular Disease
- TCR for Exercise, Sports Performance & Metabolic Health
- Gut Microbiota & Health Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Disease Part 1, The Diet-Heart Hypothesis
- Cardiovascular Disease Part 2, Hypercholesterolemia
- Expert Panel Discussion
Taught by the clinicians and researchers doing this work
Every lecture is delivered by an expert in that specific field.
This training runs hand-in-hand with our Elsevier-published textbook
Since publishing Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health in partnership with Elsevier International, the training has been structured to mirror the textbook's evidence base, so what you learn here is grounded in a peer-reviewed academic reference.
Designed for practitioners already working with patients and clients
This training is for
- Medical Doctors
- Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives & Diabetes Educators
- Dietitians & Nutritionists
- Certified Health & Wellness Coaches
- Nutrition Network Graduates progressing along the Certification Pathway
Not a medical professional? No problem
If you're an LCHF/keto enthusiast without a formal medical or nutrition qualification, start with Foundations of Metabolic Coaching, Step 1 of the Coach Certification Pathway. It's built for exactly your starting point, and this training is what you move onto next.
What practitioners say after completing this training
"I was so absorbed that I finished the whole course in a couple of days, putting other work on hold. I'd recommend it to any doctor or allied health professional serious about improving patient outcomes."
The depth of content surprised me, valuable even beyond client work, because optimising metabolic health applies to everyone, not just people following a low-carb diet.
After roughly a year and hundreds of hours researching keto independently, I expected the course to mainly hand me a certificate. Instead it reshaped how much I still have to learn.
Internationally CPD/CME Accredited: 15 Points
This training is accredited by the CPD Standards Office, whose formal CPD Standards certificates are recognised and accepted across a wide range of countries and professional sectors. CPD stands for Continued Professional Development, the learning activities professionals undertake to develop and maintain their skills throughout their career.
Every enrolment includes access to our private practitioner community
Once you enrol, you'll be provided with a link to join our private online community, moderated daily by the Nutrition Network Medical Advisory Board, your course lecturers, and certified practitioners already applying TCR in the field.
Ask course-related questions
Troubleshoot difficult cases with peers and the medical team, not just a support inbox.
Stay current on the science
Keep up with the latest low-carb research as it develops, long after you finish the course.
Join the Wall of Practitioners
Get listed on Nutrition Network's public directory once you've completed your training.
Our 30-Day Assurance
We'd never want you to be unhappy with your training. If you're unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us within the first 30 days and we'll issue a full refund, provided 30% or less of the training has been completed. (This policy excludes bundle purchases.)
Step 2 of your certification pathway starts here
$965 one-time payment
Or spread the cost: 3 monthly payments of $325
- 18 expert-led lecture modules, 15 CPD/CME hours
- Downloadable references & presentation slides for every lecture
- Lifetime, self-paced access on any device
- Access to the private Nutrition Network community
- Certificate of Completion & Wall of Practitioners listing
- Credit toward Step 2 of the Nutrition Network Practitioner™ pathway
Already completed Professional Training in LCHF/Keto Nutrition & Treatment? You may qualify for a 30% discount. Email accounts@nutrition-network.org for your code.
Frequently asked questions
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