Medical Residents That Learn to Assess Patients for Nutritional Deficiencies Can Better Mitigate Chronic Disease

Integrating routine nutritional assessment into community medicine will improve outcomes: documenting pre/post patient nutritional status, 24-hour food recall, micronutrient testing, supplementation, patient nutrition education, nutrition-centered clinical follow-up. Residents require increased nutrition education for implementation.

Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ramona Wallace, Janet Mindes, Furqan Irfan, Lisa Graves Source Type: research