Opinion: Nutrition education should be requirement for medical students
Doctors are unequipped to have meaningful conversations with their patients about a leading cause of death in the U.S.—poor diet quality.
Doctors are unequipped to have meaningful conversations with their patients about a leading cause of death in the U.S.—poor diet quality.
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