80% of medical schools don’t even have 1 day of training on nutrition.
Require Medical Schools to have nutritional instruction to focus on root causes of issues and get to the bottom of peoples problems rather than treat the problem.
Nutritional deficiencies can cause loads of problems but doctors hardly test for them and when they do it’s only for simple ones like vitamin D. There are hundreds of others that can be tested. Testing for these along with a plan for supplements can be the difference between $200k of medical care with deductibles and some vitamins at the local drugstore. This would save hundreds of billions of $$$ a year alone.
Doctors never ask what you’re eating, how’s your sleep, exercise, etc. They also will say diet has nothing to do with it. Completely false, diet has everything to do with disease and health.
Of course, this is a multi faceted problem when big pharma gives bonuses for pharmaceutical meds and vaccines. The med schools need to teach students the importance of nutrition .
I agree that human medical schools should be teaching at least a semester of nutrition. Veterinary medical schools already have nutrition courses and so do veterinary technician schools.
I think we should also expect human medical schools to teach the biochemistry of nutrition so physicians in training how nutrients are utilized in the body for optimum health and how the nutrients interact with each other and medications.
The courses should not be sponsored by industry, though.
In order to maintain medical license, present health workers must take ongoing education courses in nutrition and functional-style medicine, as well as shown risks and dangers of the present drugs-only course.
Overhaul medical education to increase training on lifestyle interventions is needed. Medical education focuses on treating symptoms associated with chronic conditions rather than healing the underlying cause of the chronic condition. Most chronic conditions are rooted in poor nutrition due to the American Standard Diet. Training in nutrition focused on whole foods, particularly ketogenic diets, would alleviate the prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States. This training should NOT be in conjunction with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics because of their inherent bias towards a vegetarian diet based on religious beliefs and corporate influence rather than science. That is, the founders of the American Dietetic Association, now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, was by Seventh Day Adventists who were influenced by John Harvey Kellogg. Additionally, the American Medical Association (AMA) is reported to hold a portfolio of investments, including stocks, bonds, and other assets – this should be investigated to determine if it is directly associated with the heavy emphasis on prescription drugs rather than lifestyle changes. Further it is reported that AMA collaborates with healthcare companies, academic institutions, and other organizations, which may involve financial contributions for joint projects – this could pose a conflict of interest. In addition to overhauling medical education, continuing education for health professionals should also include training in lifestyle interventions.