The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 2;18(11):5974. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115974.
Nutrition is a foundation of health and one of six pillars of Lifestyle Medicine. The importance of nutrition in clinical care is now widely recognized by health care professionals and the public. However, clinicians are not comfortable counselling their patients on nutrition due to inadequate or lack of training, leaving a significant need in patient care. This gap can be closed with evidence-based curricula in medical schools and in the trainings of other health care professionals. This communication presents the current state of nutrition knowledge in health care, emphasizing nutrition education for physicians, and presents a model of how pre- through post-professional health care providers may become proficient in nutrition counseling including appropriate referral to more specialized providers. With these skills, health care professionals will be able to initiate patient-centered lifestyle plans. This includes improving diet and utilization of team-based medicine and referrals.
营养是健康的基础，也是生活方式医学的六大支柱之一。营养在临床护理中的重要性现在已经被医疗保健专业人员和公众广泛认可。然而，由于培训不足或缺乏培训，临床医生在为患者提供营养咨询方面感到不自在，这在患者护理方面存在着巨大的需求。通过医学院校和其他医疗保健专业人员培训中的循证课程，可以弥补这一差距。本交流介绍了目前医疗保健中营养知识的现状，强调了对医生进行营养教育，并提出了一个模型，说明从医前到医后的医疗保健提供者如何能够熟练掌握营养咨询，包括向更专业的提供者进行适当的转介。有了这些技能，医疗保健专业人员将能够为患者制定以患者为中心的生活方式计划。这包括改善饮食，利用团队医学和转介。
