Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Renewal & CEU requirements

Maintaining an active paid ISSN membership is mandatory to keep the CISSN. Qualifying activities include presenting at national/regional ISSN conferences (6), ISSN office/volunteer service (6), publishing in JISSN (6), attending the US National ISSN conference (13-15), ISSN webinars (up to 6), international ISSN conferences (6), regional ISSN workshops (6), and online CEU quizzes (6, or 6-12 points). Approved non-ISSN events (e.g., NSCA) count for 3 CEU, approved case by case, and are unlikely to count if the holder never attends an ISSN conference or webinar. Holders self-track CEUs and are randomly audited; CEUs are reported via the member portal (Certifications > CEU Reporting). Recommended practice: maintain membership and attend an ISSN National Conference at least every 2 years; holders outside North/South America must attend the national meeting once every 4 years.

CEU recognition

• Non-ISSN event providers (e.g., NSCA) — petition accepted
  Approved non-ISSN events count for 3 CEU, approved on a case-by-case basis; unlikely to count if the holder never attends an ISSN conference or webinar.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), NSCA, ACSM, NASM, ACE, IDEA — approved ceu provider
  ISSN conferences are stated to be available for continuing education credits by these associations.

Sources (9)

• https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/jissn.html/CERTBrochures/certifications.htmltier 1 primary
  official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-03
• ISSN - CISSNtier 1 primary
  official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-03
• Certificationsdetails.phptier 1 primary
  official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-03
• ISSN - CISSNtier 1 primary
  official provider page · retrieved 2026-09-03
• Know the comparison of different hypo-energetic diets on performance and body composition (lean mass) Higher protein/lower carbohydrate vs. lower protein/higher carbohydrate Low-carbohydrate vs. low-fat diet Understand what piscatorial style of eating is Kale contains what that protect the eyes from macular degeneration? Ketogenic diet: Know what it is and how macronutrients are weighed in the diet Understand the primary reason for the changes in body mass and body composition Know the effects of ketogenic diet on strength performance What are the adaptive responses? Vegan diet: What is it? The effects on enhancing athletic performance Vitamin C: different sources Vitamin D: different sources Saturated fatty acids: different sources Know the benefits of milk consumption for everyone Understand non-exercising scenarios on meal frequency impact on weight loss and body composition Comparing ketogenic diet with a high-carbohydrate, low fat diet (protein and calories are equal), what does the research say about loss of fat mass between the two? High protein diet (>2.2 g per kg daily) according to RCTs: Know effects on exercise Know effects on body composition Know effects on health (bone mineral density, kidney, etc.) Know effects during hypocaloric periods Plant-based diets are high in which nutrients? Know the effects of a low-carbohydrate diet on different physical activities and body composition (short-duration, long high intensity, etc) Exercise-trained men and women that carry the risk alleles for the FTO SNPs (rs1421085, rs17817449 and rs9939609) compared to those at normal risk: Know what the data shows after a 4-week period of energy restriction while consuming a high protein diet Know the effects of weight loss on caloric restriction vs caloric restriction + resistance training Know common sources of food for fats, protein, carbohydrates Know the acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (ADMR) for fats, carbohydrates, and proteins Carnivore diet: what is ittier 1 primary
  official candidate handbook · retrieved 2026-09-03
• https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/Board-of-Directors.html/CONBrochures/CERTBrochures/CISSN.htmltier 1 primary
  official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04
• https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/CISSN.html/CEUexams.phptier 1 primary
  official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04
• https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/Board-of-Directors.html/CISSN.htmltier 1 primary
  official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04
• https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/CEUexamsDetails.php?IDconf=143tier 1 primary
  official recertification handbook · retrieved 2026-09-04

Latest verification activity: initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-04) · reverification → confirmed (2026-09-03) · initial verification → confirmed (2026-09-03)