ANSI is helping fulfill 2012 resolutions of weight loss and improved physique with its Personnel Certification Accreditation Program, which increases the credibility of personal trainer certifications. Through the proficiency of the certifying bodies, consumers can be confident in the quality of the training services they choose to help them slim down and get healthy. In order to validate information provided by each applicant, the ANSI accreditation process involves both a review of a paper application and the performance of an onsite assessment. For more information on ANSI’s accreditation services, click here.
In addition, ANSI accredited standards developer and member, NSF International, has published NSF/ANSI 173-2010, Dietary Supplements, to help control calorie intake. This revised standard contains updated requirements for dietary supplements that have one or more of the following: a vitamin; a mineral; an herb or other botanical; an amino acid; a dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake; or a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract or combinations of these ingredients.
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