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What is culinary medicine and what does it do?
This 2016 article describes culinary medicine (a new field in medicine) and provides evidence for its effectiveness in preventing chronic diseases. Culinary medicine does not claim to replace prescription medication, and is not simply about good cooking, aromas, or flavors. Its intended purpose is to help people reach good personal medical decisions about consuming high-quality meals that restore health, as well as prevent and treat disease. While clinicians already advise patients and other healthcare professionals on dietary choices, most of them have not been trained in culinary skills or preparation, or in behavioral nutrition. These factors play influential roles in patient adherence, dietary consumption, and quality and quantity of foods eaten. The doctors are also unlikely to have been taught the mechanisms by which food influences metabolism, immunity, pathophysiology, or well-being. Dr. La Puma, the author, would like to see patients gain access to this evidence-based advice about food and cooking problems. However, the clinicians are yet to have access to this educational material. This online article considers the future challenges to wide adoption of culinary medicine. [NPID: culinary medicine, chronic disease, disease prevention, behavioral nutrition, patient adherence, immunity, well-being]
Year: 2016
