Past or current clients include some of the most well known names in the film, television, music, and sporting industries - such as Sting and Trudie Styler, Princess Diana, Andre Agassi and Brooke Shields.

Laurent Bannock is a clinical and sports nutritionist with an international reputation. Originally from the UK, Laurent now lives in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Currently, Laurent works with clients all around the world – specializing in creating laboratory-guided and evidenced-based nutrition and wellness programs for people from all walks of life.

Initial undergraduate education was at Farnborough College of Technology (Farnborough, UK) in the Science and Management of Exercise & Health. Graduate & post-graduate education includes a Master of Science in Nutrition and a Diploma in Sports Nutrition from Huntington College of Health Sciences (Knoxville, TN, USA), an Advanced Diploma in Exercise and Health Studies from City University (London, UK), and currently a Post Master’s degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion at California University of PA (California, PA, USA). Laurent is also one of only a handful of candidates in the world to be accepted into the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) 2-year post-graduate diploma program in sports & Exercise Nutrition - starting in January 2009.

Professional memberships and certifications include the American College of Sports Medicine, The American College of Nutrition, The National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise.

He has been the concept creator and expert host of several television programs – including ‘Why Weight’ on Channel 4 (UK TV), and the successful Discovery Health Channel (UK) series ‘Fat Academy’.

Publications include ‘The Clinical Nutrition Desk Reference’ (Outskirts Press, Denver), and ‘Functional and Clinical Assessment for Nutrition Professionals (HCHS College Press).

Laurent is also an Adjunct Professor at Huntington College of Health Sciences, teaching courses to undergraduate and graduate students in clinical nutrition and functional medicine.