TABLE 2.

Health‐care practitioner characteristics

Health‐care practitioner type	Range of years of practice	Have had a consumer test for self	Tertiary training in genetics	Training in nutrition
Naturopath n = 6	Recently graduated‐>20 years	Yes: n = 2 No: n = 3 Not stated: n = 1	No: n = 4 Yes: n = 2 (basics)	Yes: n = 6
Nutritionist n = 4	7‐16 years	Yes: n = 1 Not stated: n = 1 No: n = 2	No: n = 2 Yes: n = 2 (basics)	Yes: n = 4
Integrative general practitioner n = 4	13‐>30 years	Yes: n = 1 No: n = 3 (1 offered but declined)	No: n = 2 Yes: n = 2 (basics)	No: n = 2 Yes: n = 2 (1 taken courses with professional bodies)
Private genetic counsellor n = 6	7‐25 years	No: n = 5 Yes: n = 1	Yes: n = 6	Yes: n = 1 No: n = 5
Dietician n = 3	5‐13 years	Yes: n = 1 No: n = 1 Not stated: n = 1	No: n = 3	Yes: n = 3
Pharmacist n = 4	3‐15 years	No: n = 1 Not stated: n = 3	No: n = 1 Yes: n = 2 (basics) Not stated: n = 1	No: n = 4