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Researchers analyzed data from 24 previously published studies that focused on medical students' nutrition knowledge and confidence in their ability to counsel patients on diet, and the report found that nutritional education was poorly incorporated into medical education regardless of country, setting, or year of education.
As a result, the importance of nutrition for a healthy lifestyle is not reinforced with patients the way it needs to be.