What is EBN (Evidence Based Nutrition)

Evidence-Based Practice (EBN) is a thoughtful integration of the best available evidence, coupled with clinical expertise. As such it enables nutritional experts to address healthcare questions with an evaluative and qualitative approach. EBN allows the practitioner to assess current and past research, clinical guidelines, and other information resources in order to identify relevant literature while differentiating between high-quality and low-quality findings. The practice of Evidence-Based Nutrition includes five fundamental steps.

Step 1: Formulating a well-built question (PICO)

Step 2: Identifying articles and other evidence-based resources that answer the question

Step 3: Critically appraising the evidence to assess its validity

Step 4: Applying the evidence

Step 5: Re-evaluating the application of evidence and areas for improvement