Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Executive Summary -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 2 Historical Perspective -- EARLY NUTRITION RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION -- THE GOLDEN AGE OF NUTRITION -- DECLINE OF THE GOLDEN AGE -- RESURGENCE OF INTEREST IN NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION -- PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARENESS -- A PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE -- NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION ABROAD -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 3 Rationale for Including Nutrition Instruction in Medical Education -- EVIDENCE ASSOCIATING NUTRITION WITH DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Malnutrition -- Obesity -- Cancer -- Osteoporosis -- NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF SELECTED POPULATION SUBGROUPS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC -- Nutrition and the Outcome of Pregnancy -- Infancy and Childhood -- Nutrition and the Elderly -- Selected Nutritional Concerns of the General Public -- NUTRITION AND ACUTE CARE -- Diabetes -- Gastrointestinal Disorders -- SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDING TECHNIQUES -- Eating Disorders -- DRUG-NUTRIENT AND NUTRIENT-NUTRIENT INTERACTION -- THE TEAM APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 4 Current Programs -- SURVEYS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL CURRICULA -- Previous Surveys -- The Committee's Survey -- NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SELECTED MEDICAL SCHOOLS -- MEDICAL STUDENT OPINION -- NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS -- FUNDING OF NUTRITION RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- 5 Curriculum Guideline for Incorporating Nutrition in Medical Education -- ENERGY BALANCE -- Suggested Topics -- ROLE OF SPECIFIC NUTRIENTS -- Suggested Topics -- NUTRITION IN THE LIFE CYCLE -- Suggested Topics -- NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT -- PROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITION -- Suggested Topics -- THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT -- Suggested Topics.

POSSIBLE RISKS FROM POOR DIETARY PRACTICES -- Suggested Topics -- SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DIETARY PRACTICES -- Suggested Topics -- REFERENCES -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A U.S. Medical Schools Surveyed by the Committee and Their Characteristics -- Characteristics Of The 45 Schools That Responded -- Appendix B Survey of Medical School Deans and Associate Deans -- Appendix C Survey of Medical School Nutrition Course Coordinators -- APPENDIX D Personal Interview Survey of Nutrition Course Coordinators -- Appendix E Speakers at Various Committee Meetings -- Appendix F Testimony of the American Medical Student Association: Nutrition Education in the Underg... -- Addeneum -- Appendix G Nutrition Science Content of National Board Examinations -- National Board Test Content -- Findings -- Summary Of Findings -- Reference -- Index.