Male Dietitians
Male Dietitian Melbourne
Get practical, evidence-based nutrition advice from our Male Dietitians. Personalised and tailored to your lifestyle, designed to help you perform at your best.
Available in-person at our Melbourne (Eltham) clinic or Australia-wide via Telehealth.
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Meet Mat - Your Expert Male Dietitian (APD, ASD)
Mat holds a Bachelor of Human Nutrition and a Master of Dietetics Practice, and is a fully Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and Sports Nutritionist (ASD)
His qualifications ensure you receive elite, evidence-based advice that meets the highest medical standards, while remaining entirely practical for your busy everyday life.
Having worked across diverse settings, from clinical hospital wards to community health and high-performance sports nutrition, Mat has a unique ability to translate complex medical science into simple, actionable daily habits.
What truly sets Mat apart is his genuine passion for modifying habitual routines so sustainable health changes happen through small, consistent steps rather than dramatic overnight overhauls.
He combines his clinical expertise with a warm, relatable approach, making even the most overwhelming medical nutrition concerns feel completely manageable.
There is no shortage of conflicting nutrition advice online. Mat takes immense pride in staying at the absolute forefront of nutritional science, ensuring that your advice is based on the latest clinical data, not yesterday’s fads.
From pinpointing specific micronutrient deficiencies to utilising targeted supplementation, Mat avoids the “cookie-cutter” approach.
Every single strategy is custom-engineered to your unique metabolic needs, whether you are looking to smash a new PB in the gym or optimise your daily energy levels.
If you are looking for a rapid “quick fix” that leaves you burnt out in three weeks, we are not the clinic for you.
Drawing on his extensive experience with Australia’s leading longevity company, Everlab, Mat prioritises high-ROI (Return on Investment) health strategies.
We focus entirely on long-term, compounding habits that seamlessly fit into your life, ensuring you don’t just live longer, but retain the physical capability and mental sharpness to actually enjoy those later years.
Navigating the world of nutrition can often feel like an endless sea of “grey” information, which makes it incredibly easy to become mentally trapped or overly obsessed with your diet.
While we are highly goal-oriented, we firmly believe that your diet should enhance your life, not control it.
We take immense pride in helping our clients build a robust, healthy, and stress-free relationship with food, allowing you to hit your health markers while still enjoying a weekend wood-fired pizza with your mates.
Mat and the REAL team operate well beyond the basic textbooks, delivering medical nutrition therapy aimed at proactive organ defence.
Whether it is managing Type 2 Diabetes, optimising gut health, defending against osteoporosis, or implementing nutritional strategies for Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease prevention, we look at the whole picture.
These are lifelong conditions, which is why our clinical strategies are designed to be realistic, sustainable, and highly protective of your long-term multi-organ health.
What sets Mat apart is his genuine understanding that sustainable health changes happen through small, consistent steps rather than dramatic overhauls. He combines his professional expertise with a warm, non-judgmental approach that puts clients at ease, making even the most overwhelming nutrition concerns feel manageable.
No one diet fits all. Matthew believes nutrition should be individually tailored, easy and realistic so you can enjoy more out of your life!
Why choose a REAL Male Dietitian for optimising your health and performance?
Whether you are dealing with a chronic health condition, looking to build muscle, or simply want to maximise your longevity, our Melbourne dietitians are here to help you make the hard parts of health easy.
Choosing a dietitian is a personal decision, and many men find that working with a male practitioner allows for a more relatable and straightforward coaching experience. At REAL Health & Nutrition, we understand the specific physiological and lifestyle challenges men face, from balancing high-performance training with a busy career to navigating long-term metabolic health.
Our approach is built on “Rock-Solid Systems” and “Target-Focused Execution,” ensuring you get a roadmap that makes sense for your life without the fluff or restrictive fad diets.
The Gender Imbalance in Nutrition
Did you know that the dietetics profession is overwhelmingly female-dominated? In Australia, recent data from Jobs and Skills Australia (2026) and Dietitians Australia indicate that approximately 95% of Accredited Practising Dietitians are female.
This means only about 5% of the workforce are men. By choosing REAL, you are accessing a rare perspective in the industry, one that combines elite clinical expertise with a genuine understanding of male-specific health goals and performance needs.
Expert Care: In-Clinic or via Telehealth
We believe that your location should never be a barrier to achieving your health goals. While we love seeing clients at our Eltham clinic, we know that life in Melbourne (and across Australia) is fast-paced.
In-Person: Visit us at our Eltham location for a face-to-face consultation.
Telehealth: If you can’t make it to the clinic, we offer seamless Telehealth consultations Australia-wide. Whether you’re at home or in the office, you can access the same evidence-based medical nutrition therapy via secure video link, providing the ultimate convenience for your busy schedule
Our Approach to Nutrition Optimisation
Data-Driven Protocols
No guesswork, just hard science. Every strategy we build is rooted in the latest clinical data, ensuring you get a reliable, proven plan engineered exactly for your biology.
Rock-Solid Systems
Forget the 30-day fad diets. We focus on building sustainable systems that slot straight into your daily routine, practical, consistent execution that delivers lasting, compounding results.
Target-Focused Execution
You set the target, we build the roadmap. Your specific goals, schedule, and preferences drive the entire strategy, giving you a realistic game plan you can actually stick to.
Male Dietitians
Matthew Rigoni
Head Dietitian (APD) & Sports Nutritionist (ASD)
About Matthew
Matthew is a Dietitian (APD) with a passion for prevention and management of chronic diseases, weight loss/ gain support, sports performance nutrition, and rehabilitation nutrition support. With a insatiable thirst for knowledge, Matthew continually strives to improve his practice and knowledge on all aspects of health.
With experience in body composition, longevity, chronic disease health management and further training in IBS/ gut health, Matthew has a habit of getting personally invested in his clients journeys, providing ongoing support and realistic, achievable plans to reach their goals.
Since attending university and graduating with a Bachelor in Human Nutrition and a Master of Dietetics Practice, Matthew continually endeavours to gain further knowledge and proficiency, incorporating them into his own private practice and providing a flexible and tailored experience aimed at addressing situations with a long term and sustainable approach.
In his spare time, Matthew loves to spend time with family and delve into all areas of automotive performance, tinkering on cars and enjoying a good cruise with his mates. Oh, and of course, will absolutely devour a wood-fired pizza.
Qualifications
– Master Of Dietetics Practice (La Trobe)
– Bachelor of Human Nutrition (La Trobe)
– Further training in the use of low FODMAP for IBS (Monash)
– Sport Nutrition Course (Sport Dietitians Australia)
Funding eligibility:
– Medicare (via GP referral + gap fee)
– Private consults and Health Insurance
– Department Of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
– Work-cover
– NDIS (unregistered provider)
Max Dennehy
Dietitian & Bodybuilding coach
About Max
Max is a qualified dietitian with a specific passion for sports nutrition and weight loss/gain support. Max has had an incredible passion in nutrition and fitness for over 7 years and has continued learning and bettering himself throughout this period.
He has trained as a competitive bodybuilder in that time with aspirations of taking it to the big stage one day. Max has a wealth of experience in a variety of settings including treating clients with goals to improve their competitive sports alienations, chronic disease outcomes and manage weight loss/gain goals.
Max prides himself on being able to deliver high quality results whilst ensuring balance and stability can be maintained in every clients life, no matter their goal.
Qualifications
– Master Of Dietetics Practice (La Trobe)
– Bachelor of Human Nutrition (La Trobe)
Funding eligibility:
– Private consults and Health Insurance (coverage variable)
Certifications & Associations
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