Can Medical Schools Really Teach 71 Nutrition ‘Competencies’?  Should They?

In recent years, nutrition has become the focus of renewed attention in medical education. Advocates argue that physicians receive too little formal training about diet and that more comprehensive nutrition education is needed to address chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. A greater focus on the “root causes of chronic diseases” is a mantra of the Make […] The post Can Medical Schools Really Teach 71 Nutrition ‘Competencies’?  Should They? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.