An Interprofessional Nutrition Education Session for Senior Medical Students on Evidence-Based Diet Patterns and Practical Nutrition Tips.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dietary factors are recognized as a major contributor to the global burden of disease, and the obesity epidemic continues to be a major public health problem. Patients rely on doctors for dietary advice and to serve as role models for health behaviors. However, nutrition content is significantly underrepresented in medical school curricula.

Methods

We created an interactive session to address this gap during the ambulatory medicine rotation for senior medical students and delivered it as a 90- to 120-minute interactive monthly didactic session. We focused on reviewing evidence-based diet patterns for weight loss and hypertension and on use of practical tools for diet assessment and counseling. Immediately and 1 month after delivery, we administered a knowledge a

SUBMITTER: Berz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7012311 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature