Nutrition is the key to a healthy life.Medical schools used to teach for about 20 hours on nutrition over 4 years. We hope that this trend will undergo a swift change.
In a 2016 study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University examined data from 25 family medicine, internal medicine and OB-GYN medical residency programs throughout Ohio: What they found is that these programs averaged 2.8 hours of instruction on obesity, nutrition and physical activity counseling, and only 42 percent of them taught the residents techniques for how to perform health behavior counseling.
Given this, it’s not exactly shocking that many doctors would receive a failing grade on nutritional know-how. A 2016 study in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health assessed the basic nutritional knowledge of fourth-year medical/osteopathic school graduates entering a pediatric residency program and found that on average, the incoming interns answered only 52 percent of the 18 questions correctly.
More and more people are becoming aware how important nutrition is to our health. Many are making major lifestyle changes and adjustments for themselves and their families.
7 essential nutrients your body needs
- Water. Keeping hydrated is really important. …
- Carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, or carbs, often get a bad rap as fattening, with many no-carb diets emerging in recent years. …
- Protein-Amino acids. Protein is critical for good health. …
- Fat. …
- Vitamins. …
- Minerals. …
- Omega-3 fatty acids.
Undergraduate medical students are questioning lecturers who continue using old teaching methods instead of accepting modern research and evidence.
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