Cooking with the curriculum: a pilot culinary medicine program at the Larner College of Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians are highly trusted sources of health advice, yet many feel unprepared to address nutrition with their patients due to a perceived lack of knowledge or confidence. In recent years, there has been increased recognition in medical education of lifestyle factors' impact on health outcomes in chronic diseases and the value of integrating diet-related interventions into patient care. This integration requires physicians and healthcare professionals to have the knowledge and tools necessary to provide nutrition recommendations and counseling to improve chronic disease management. A growing number of medical schools have begun to incorporate culinary medicine, an evidence-based discipline that offers an experiential learning approach to improve student's education in

SUBMITTER: Krumholz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987183 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature