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Pill pushers: Today’s medical students are not taught about nutrition despite growing burden of diet-related disease

Future medical professionals are at risk of becoming “pill-pushers” – healthcare experts unfit to provide nutritional support to patients. A review published in the Lancet analyzed previous studies on medical education and found that nutrition education isn’t adequately incorporated in current medical curricula. Many students and professionals lacked the necessary expertise in nutritional care. Meanwhile, existing nutrition courses are marked by poor quality. … Continue reading Pill pushers: Today’s medical students are not taught about nutrition despite growing burden of diet-related disease