Seventy-three medical schools have now agreed to require at least 40 hours of nutrition education.
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Starting next year, thousands of medical students will be learning a lot more about nutrition.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday at a news conference that 19 more medical schools have agreed to require students to complete at least 40 hours of nutrition education, beginning next fall.
The announcement comes just three months after more than 50 medical schools pledged to do the same at the urging of the Trump administration, which has said more nutrition education is critical to advancing its so-called Make American Healthy Again agenda—a plan focused on addressing and preventing chronic illness through diet and lifestyle choices.
