Keto & Low-Carb Doctors and Practitioners in South Africa
Find keto and low-carb doctors, dietitians and coaches in South Africa. Listed by province: Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape.
📍 Cape Town
Board member of The Noakes Foundation with extensive experience at Groote Schuur Hospital. Known for her work in metabolic health, obesity, and diabetes reversal using low-carb high-fat (LCHF) principles.
📍 Kenilworth Medicross, Cape Town
GP with over 27 years of experience and Medical Director of the Nutrition Network. Significant expertise in low-carb nutrition for diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
📍 Cape Town
Founder of KetogevitySA with over 20 years of clinical experience. Works with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, autoimmune conditions, and supports oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy.
📍 Cape Town
Focuses on ketogenic dietary interventions for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, offering medical supervision for patients transitioning to low-carb eating.
📍 Atlantic Beach Estate, Melkbosstrand, Cape Town
Holds a PhD in patient behaviour in type 2 diabetes. Focuses on self-care approaches for obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease.
📍 Rondebosch, Cape Town
Offers naturopathic and nutritional support with a focus on low-carb and ketogenic lifestyles.
📍 Claremont, Cape Town
Now led by Bridget Surtees (co-founded with Tamzyn Murphy), specialising in ketogenic and low-carb medical nutrition therapy for diabetes, PCOS, metabolic syndrome, obesity, neurological conditions, and sports performance. Discovery Vitality points available.
📍 Ladismith, Western Cape (Klein Karoo)
GP in the Klein Karoo supporting carnivore and ketogenic approaches. One of the few keto-friendly doctors in rural Western Cape.
📍 Gardens, Cape Town
Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon who personally follows a carnivore/keto lifestyle and is listed as keto-friendly on the GoCarnivore directory. Not a metabolic medicine specialist, but supportive of patients who eat this way.
📍 Vereeniging, Gauteng
Specialist physician with a focus on metabolic health and low-carb interventions.
📍 Ennerdale, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Family medicine doctor supportive of low-carb and ketogenic approaches for metabolic health.
📍 Johannesburg, Gauteng
Nutrition Network and Ketogeen Instituut Nederland certified keto coach offering metabolic therapy coaching.
📍 Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal
Carnivore- and keto-friendly specialist at Busamed Hillcrest Hospital.
📍 Port Elizabeth / Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
Certified Real Meal Revolution Weight Loss Coach and Nutrition Network Nutrition Advisor. Offers personalised coaching for weight loss, blood sugar management, and hormone balance.
📍 Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Banting and low-carb coach based in the Eastern Cape offering local coaching support.
📍 South Africa (remote & city-based consultations)
Ketogenic diet consultant offering services across Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Gqeberha, and Pretoria. Focuses on sustainable weight loss and lifestyle disease management.
How to Verify a Practitioner
- Medical doctors should be registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
- Dietitians must be registered with the HPCSA. In South Africa, only registered dietitians may use the title "dietitian."
- Nutritionists and coaches may hold certifications from institutions like the Nutrition Network or Real Meal Revolution. These are valuable but do not replace medical care.
Related Resources
- The Noakes Foundation — Research, education, and practitioner networks
- Nutrition Network Practitioner Directory — Searchable database of certified LCHF practitioners
- Low-Carb Practitioners Directory — Worldwide directory including South Africa
- GoCarnivore Doctors Directory — Carnivore- and keto-friendly doctors