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  1. Nutrition Bill Doctored in the California Senate Nutrition Bill Doctored in the California Senate November 16, 2011

    California Senate Bill 380 to require nutrition education for physicians was passed, but not before it was gutted.

  2. California Medical Association Tries to Kill Nutrition Bill California Medical Association Tries to Kill Nutrition Bill November 15, 2011

    California State Senator Mark Wyland struggles between his conscience and his campaign contributor in deciding whether or not to vote for a bill that would require physicians to learn nutrition.

  3. Medical Associations Oppose Bill to Mandate Nutrition Training Medical Associations Oppose Bill to Mandate Nutrition Training November 14, 2011

    Physician trade groups such as the California Medical Association came out in opposition of a bill requiring doctors get 7 hours of nutrition training anytime before 2017.

  4. Nutrition Education Mandate Introduced for Doctors Nutrition Education Mandate Introduced for Doctors November 11, 2011

    A bill drafted by Dr. John McDougall was introduced in California to mandate that physicians get continuing medical education in nutrition.

  5. Doctors Know Less Than They Think About Nutrition Doctors Know Less Than They Think About Nutrition November 10, 2011

    Doctors found to be overconfident in their knowledge and ability to counsel patients about lifestyle modification for chronic disease prevention.

  1. Medical school nutrition education Medical school nutrition education November 9, 2011

    Most medical schools in the United States fail to provide even a bare minimum of nutrition training.

  2. The Tomato Effect The Tomato Effect October 14, 2011

    Why does the medical establishment sometimes ignore highly efficacious therapies such as plant-based diets for heart disease prevention and treatment?

  3. China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death October 13, 2011

    The China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project directed by T. Colin Campbell and colleagues showed that chronic diseases such as heart disease are not inevitable consequences of aging.

  4. Our Number One Killer Can Be Stopped Our Number One Killer Can Be Stopped October 12, 2011

    Dr. Dean Ornish proved decades ago that heart disease could be reversed solely with diet and lifestyle changes.

  5. Resuscitating Medicare Resuscitating Medicare October 11, 2011

    Medicare is now accepting for reimbursement the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Pritikin Program, which, on a personal note, is what inspired me to go into medicine.

  1. Do Doctors Make the Grade? Do Doctors Make the Grade? September 3, 2011

    Doctors and other health professionals were put to the test for their nutrition knowledge regarding diet and heart disease.

  2. Doctors’ Nutritional Ignorance Doctors’ Nutritional Ignorance August 28, 2010

    Medical education continues to underemphasize clinical nutrition.