About

Evidence-based nutrition support designed specifically for you. I am Dr Shawn McLaren, a registered dietitian based in Hampshire in the United Kingdom. I have a passion for food and love helping people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to make the most out of what they eat for their health. Your health is one of your greatest resources- the number on a scale means less than the ability to spend time with family, work and play hard and enjoy life. My aim is to help you to tap into your health as a resource for all the things you enjoy, whatever your starting point.

I work with a range of clients, from those looking for general healthy eating advice, to managing chronic conditions, to precise sports and exercise planning. I would be very happy to see you if you are looking for advice around weight management, managing a chronic condition such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, high cholesterol or irritable bowel. I also work with athletes of all stages and abilities looking for advice on improving performance in training or competition or managing match- or race-day nutrition.

My clinical background includes working for the South African Department of Health in community clinics. I built experience in the NHS as a home enteral feeding (tube feeding) dietitian and in general dietetics clinics. I have been teaching and researching in nutrition and dietetics since 2018. My qualifications include a BSc Dietetics and PG Dip Dietetics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, which led to my registration as a dietitian, followed by an MSc in dietetics from Nelson Mandela University, which was by dissertation and focused on identifying malnutrition among young children. I completed a PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education as part of my career in training student dietitians, and completed my PhD in 2022, which expanded on my previous work and included a focus on the causes of malnutrition in women and children. I wrote a textbook which was published in 2023 and won the British Dietetics Association’s Elizabeth Washington Award.