Nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education on a worldwide basis, according to a new review published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Medical students therefore lack the confidence, skills, and knowledge to provide nutritional care to patients—a disturbing fact in the face of increasing diet-related disease. A press release notes...
Phoenix, AZ—The Neighborhood Grant program, founded in 2015 by Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation with a mission to drive change and educate the public on nutrition, is accepting applications until May 31, according to a press release. Available to nonprofit partners that support children's health and nutrition programs, this grant has...
Grocery-store-based nutrition education can improve eating habits, according to a new study titled "Nutrition Counseling for Hypertension Within a Grocery Store: An Example of the Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Model." Researchers looked at 30 adults aged 18-60, all diagnosed with hypertension. Subjects received three free individual counseling sessions from registered dietitians over the...
