Associate Professor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor in Clinical Nutrition at Torrens University Australia. She has more than three decades of clinical experience, including more than a decade in integrative medicine practice. An internationally recognised educator, Teresa specialises in nutrition and natural medicine and regularly shares evidence-based perspectives on these areas across television, radio and print.
Qualifications
Master of Health Science (Human Nutrition)
Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine)
Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology Nutrition
Doctoral candidate, Torrens University. Thesis: “The Impact of Low Fibre Diets on High Output Stomas and Quality of Life”
Areas of Interest
Nutrition education for personal trainers, including scope of practice
Protein, muscle and strength after 50; nutrition for healthy ageing
GLP-1 medications and muscle preservation
Perimenopause and menopause: hormones, body composition and nutrition
Gut and bowel health, including stomas and low-fibre diets
Cancer prevention and recovery, including early-onset bowel cancer
Autoimmune, PCOS and metabolic conditions
Superfood claims versus evidence; who should give nutrition advice
Previous media coverage
GLP-1: Beyond Blood Sugar – The Hidden Science Behind the Hormone - Exercise New Zealand Conference 2025
Cracking the Code of Stubborn Weight Loss – Hormones, Lifestyle & the New Frontier of Injectables - Exercise New Zealand Conference 2024
A one-hour session for personal trainers on eating and supplementing to stay muscular and strong after 50 - Strong Beyond 50
Presentation of her doctoral research on stoma nutrition - Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Superfoods and super marketing – Fitness Industry Podcast (Australian Fitness Network
Cancer: Advanced II - Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine (ed. L. Hechtman): author of Chapter 22
Chapters on Magnesium and Vitamin E – Herbs and Natural Supplements Volume 2
Cancer: Advanced II - Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine (ed. L. Hechtman): author of Chapter 22
About
Background
Associate Professor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson is a Senior Lecturer and Clinical Supervisor in Clinical Nutrition at Torrens University Australia. She has more than three decades of clinical experience, including more than a decade in integrative medicine practice. An internationally recognised educator, Teresa specialises in nutrition and natural medicine and regularly shares evidence-based perspectives on these areas across television, radio and print.
Qualifications
Master of Health Science (Human Nutrition)
Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine)
Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology Nutrition
Doctoral candidate, Torrens University. Thesis: “The Impact of Low Fibre Diets on High Output Stomas and Quality of Life”
Expertise
Areas of Interest
Nutrition education for personal trainers, including scope of practice
Protein, muscle and strength after 50; nutrition for healthy ageing
GLP-1 medications and muscle preservation
Perimenopause and menopause: hormones, body composition and nutrition
Gut and bowel health, including stomas and low-fibre diets
Cancer prevention and recovery, including early-onset bowel cancer
Autoimmune, PCOS and metabolic conditions
Superfood claims versus evidence; who should give nutrition advice
Media
Previous media coverage
GLP-1: Beyond Blood Sugar – The Hidden Science Behind the Hormone - Exercise New Zealand Conference 2025
Cracking the Code of Stubborn Weight Loss – Hormones, Lifestyle & the New Frontier of Injectables - Exercise New Zealand Conference 2024
A one-hour session for personal trainers on eating and supplementing to stay muscular and strong after 50 - Strong Beyond 50
Presentation of her doctoral research on stoma nutrition - Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Superfoods and super marketing – Fitness Industry Podcast (Australian Fitness Network
Cancer: Advanced II - Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine (ed. L. Hechtman): author of Chapter 22
Chapters on Magnesium and Vitamin E – Herbs and Natural Supplements Volume 2
Cancer: Advanced II - Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine (ed. L. Hechtman): author of Chapter 22
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