Incorporating nutrition counseling into lifestyle medicine.
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Despite considerable evidence that plant-based diets can significantly improve health, medical professionals seldom discuss this with their patients. This issue might occur due to minimal training received in medical education, lack of time, and low self-efficacy for counseling patients about diet. Nutrition and lifestyle change should be considered a core competency for all physicians and health professionals looking for cost-effective ways to improve patient health outcomes and reduce nutrition-related chronic diseases. Strategies for health professionals to acquire nutrition counseling skills in medical training and clinical practices are discussed.
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- Authors
- Cepni, A. B., Crumbley, C., Nadeem, S., Ledoux, T. A., & Johnston, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (US)
- Corresponding author
- Johnston, Craig A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2022-05
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 291-294
- ISSN
- 1559-8276 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-8284
- PMC
- PMC9189585
- OpenAlex
- W4229037459
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 0.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- nutrition counseling, lifestyle medicine, plant-based diet, physician training, medical education, chronic disease prevention, nutrition-related chronic diseases, patient self-efficacy
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