— The nutrition curriculum gap is a choice -- but a fixable one
by Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD
August 2, 2026
• 4 min read
Nearly every week, I recommend a change in diet as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol -- the conditions that fill American clinics and account for more death than any other factors. Yet, nearly everything I know about how to prescribe diet appropriately, I learned after medical school, on my own time. My formal training gave me only a few scattered hours on the single most powerful lever I have for preventing and reversing chronic disease.
