Research
Adherence
Integration of food and nutrition into healthcare systems requires sustainable funding, clinician education, and rigorous research to be effective and scalable.
Advocate for your healthcare system to integrate food interventions. This means pushing for sustainable funding, better clinician nutrition education, and rigorous research to ensure these programs are effective and accessible.
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Realisation of health benefits is, however, hampered by lack of investment in research, low levels of clinician nutrition knowledge and awareness of interventions, and narrow access to appropriate services and programmes.
Why this rating
Based on a comprehensive review of 32 studies and policy analysis.
Source
Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare
Sarah Downer et al. · BMJ · 2020
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