Culinary Medicine and the Promotion of Plant-Based Diets: Is Caution Needed for Older Adults?

Culinary Medicine (CM), which combines food, cooking, and the science of medicine1 for the management of chronic disease conditions, is an emerging practice area for health professionals, particularly physicians.2 Culinary skills and food-disease-related knowledge are enhanced by CM training3; however, there is much to learn regarding optimal program outcome measures.4 What cannot be gained from a CM program is the comprehensive nutrition knowledge that may be needed to ensure CM prescriptions result in benefits and minimize harm.
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: From SNEB Source Type: research