Osteopathic schools that teach nutrition?

[Staphylococcus Aureus]

Again, this all stems from the idea from people outside of medicine that there is a wide body of food based pathology prevention that we are not learning. There isn't. Nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices are obviously essential part of health, but any information you would need will be accessible in your medical journey. Teaching med students to be a personal chef is overkill and won't be applicable to the majority of the population, just like teaching med students to be a personal trainer wouldn't be time/cost effective. If the patient is really that confused on what to eat you have a entire profession (dieticians) to refer to, though I guess doctors are on their own in these hypothetical "diet emergencies."

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[AnatomyGrey12]

Again, this all stems from the idea from people outside of medicine that there is a wide body of food based pathology prevention that we are not learning. There isn't. Nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices are obviously essential part of health, but any information you would need will be accessible in your medical journey. Teaching med students to be a personal chef is overkill and won't be applicable to the majority of the population, just like teaching med students to be a personal trainer wouldn't be time/cost effective. If the patient is really that confused on what to eat you have a entire profession (dieticians) to refer to, though I guess doctors are on their own in these hypothetical "diet emergencies."

Yeah lol at "diet emergency".

"Hey John can you go out a chest tube in that crashing patient in bay 6? I've gotta run because old man Geller needs help with his quinoa again stat."

 

[just_SAIYAN]

The hard part is separating the real nutrition from the quack nutrition. DASH diet? Great. Low carb? Great. Lots of green veggies and lean protein? Great. Micro-managing the specific veggies you will and won't eat because of the word of one animal study and some bro blogger who thinks he can science? Meh...

Exactly, I'm just advocating that a doc should have a general understanding of what foods are considered healthy and what are not. So if a patient comes in asking about certain foods and what to eat you an direct them in the right path. All the crazy diets and gmo related studies are overboard... stay away from processed foods, keep your sugar intake low and make sure you're getting all your vitamins and minerals in by eating stuff that grows from the ground. If you eat meat, don't eat red meat for every meal. Fairly simple. If a patient is looking for more info or to come up with a meal plan, go do your own homework or consult a dietician. (Most ppl know what healthy foods are they just chose not to eat them, others think lean hot pockets are healthy and that is where we should step in and say, Naaaah my dude).


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[AnatomyGrey12]

I'm just advocating that a doc should have a general understanding of what foods are considered healthy and what are not

Uh there is no way this needs to be discussed in medical school.... its fairly common sense.

 

[blahoslovennyy]

OP: I think that the curricula of many medical schools is focused on what is applicable on boards.
I took the nutrition elective offered at my school during second year (taught by a PhD in Biochem and Nutrition), and while I see the value in the course, I can also see why medical students would throw temper tantrums if it were part of the required curriculum.
I took a nutrition course in undergrad, which was more of the "common sense" stuff, but the topics covered in the med school class were much more detailed and included medical diets and use of supplements. He didn't advocate the "integrative medicine" approach, but did point out published surveys that showed nutrition knowledge of practicing physicians to be less than that of their patients.
Did the class help me with boards? Nope.
Will it help me in practice? Probably.

There are resources available, including nutritioninmedicine.org through UNC Chapel Hill.