Important Nutritional Concepts and Recommendations at the Level of Medical School Education.

IF 4.6 3区医学 Q1 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

Current Nutrition Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI:10.1007/s13668-025-00648-x

Heidi Benavides, Rebecca Busch, Camille Liston, Zaid Mahmood, Scout Openshaw, Sonali Palchaudhuri, Akash Pandey, Danielle Wood, Jason Rocha

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Abstract

Purpose of review: The purpose of the review is to share experiential recommendations to improve nutrition education for medical students. The review examines the history and the current state of nutrition education in order to identify opportunities to strengthen medical provider nutrition knowledge. Methods currently in use by medical school educators are highlighted to promote wellness and prevent development of chronic disease. Lastly, strategies and resources are described to integrate fundamental nutrition concepts into medical school education.

Recent findings: Several surveys reveal that most U.S. medical students and residents feel underprepared to address patient nutrition and lifestyle concerns. Innovative programs such as culinary medicine, hands-on cooking electives, and modules on motivational interviewing show promise in improving students' competence and confidence. There is a lack of guidance from nutrition experts on how to improve medical school education by incorporating nutrition. A growing number of experts agree that medical school curricula should include more comprehensive nutrition content to prepare future physicians for addressing chronic diseases. Structured learning modules, enrichment electives, real-world community involvement, and interdisciplinary approaches can enhance evidence-based dietary counseling skills in medical trainees.

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审查目的：回顾的目的是分享改善医学生营养教育的经验建议。综述研究了营养教育的历史和现状，以确定加强医学生营养知识的机会。重点介绍了医学院教育工作者目前使用的促进健康和预防慢性疾病发展的方法。最后，介绍了将基本营养概念纳入医学院教育的策略和资源：多项调查显示，大多数美国医科学生和住院医师在解决病人营养和生活方式问题方面感到准备不足。烹饪医学、实践烹饪选修课和激励性访谈模块等创新项目有望提高学生的能力和信心。在如何通过纳入营养来改善医学院教育方面，缺乏营养专家的指导。越来越多的专家认为，医学院课程应包含更全面的营养内容，为未来医生应对慢性疾病做好准备。结构化的学习模块、丰富的选修课、真实世界的社区参与以及跨学科方法可以提高医学学员的循证膳食咨询技能。

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Current Nutrition Reports Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science

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7.70

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期刊介绍： This journal aims to provide comprehensive review articles that emphasize significant developments in nutrition research emerging in recent publications. By presenting clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal intends to discuss the influence of nutrition on major health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obesity, as well as the impact of nutrition on genetics, metabolic function, and public health. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas across the field. Section Editors select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. We also provide commentaries from well-known figures in the field, and an Editorial Board of more than 25 internationally diverse members reviews the annual table of contents, suggests topics of special importance to their country/region, and ensures that topics and current and include emerging research.