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Louisiana university focuses on wellness and nutrition, starting with its medical students
- LSU Health New Orleans joins a national drive to embed 40 hours of nutrition education in medical curricula.
- The initiative seeks to improve public health by teaching physicians how nutrition relates to disease care.
- Louisiana faces high obesity and food insecurity, underscoring the need for nutrition-focused medical training.
- LSU Health officials say well-trained doctors can better counsel patients on nutrition and disease prevention.
- The effort is part of a broader federal push to embed nutrition education across medical training.
- Associate Dean Robin English frames nutrition education as essential for patient care and physician health.
- The program links nutrition education to addressing obesity-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease.
- The initiative also addresses broader state issues like food insecurity and child poverty.
- The program highlights the link between physician health and their ability to counsel patients.
- The initiative has institutional support across more than 50 schools nationwide.
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