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August 2022 Br J Cardiol 2022;29:127–8 doi:10.5837/bjc.2022.028

Nutrition training for medical professionals: where do we begin?

Iain Broadley, Rachel White, Ally Jaffee

Abstract

Current situation The General Medical Council (GMC) publishes guidelines on the competencies expected from UK medical schools, however, there are no set quantities or qualities for nutrition education. Interestingly, a recent study found that 95% of participants (medical students and doctors) believed that doctors play an important role in providing nutrition care, yet 70% reported receiving fewer than two hours of nutrition teaching while at medical school.1 Lack of knowledge has been reported as the most common barrier to providing nutrition advice for patients, but a comprehensive review is required to really understand where the gaps in

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