Food for thought: Medical schools lack adequate nutrition education
Published: September 25, 2019
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is the adage that portrays how a nutritious diet helps prevent illness. Physicians are on the frontlines of wellness—advising their patients to eat fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy and active lifestyle to ward off obesity and related chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.
But a recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health shows new evidence that doctors-in-training lack the proper nutrition education during medical school to advise patients during their careers.
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