EP59: Health Meets Food: Culinary Medicine

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you ever had a conversation with your healthcare provider about how the food you eat impacts your overall health? Historically, healthcare providers have not received training to have this conversation but Culinary Medicine is poised to change that. As the world’s most comprehensive curriculum for physicians, healthcare professionals, patients and community members, Health meets Food is changing that.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us to learn more about how Health meets Food and the Culinary Medicine program from my guest, Dr. Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP. He's a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Director of George Washington University's Culinary Medicine Program.<br /> <br /></span><strong>Part One of 'Health Meets Food: Culinary Medicine.<br /> <br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Food as a wellness tool isn't a novel concept. As a model of education, Culinary Medicine encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to transcend traditional obstacles to healthy eating and is a new take on medication.<br /> <br /></span><strong>What Is Culinary Medicine?<br /> <br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Culinary Medicine is a modern evidence-based discipline that combines the principles of medication with the creativity of food preparation.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Culinary Medicine is a novel instructional and nutritional solution to changing dietary habits that focus on food shopping, food preparation, preservation, and meal planning.<br /> <br /></span><strong>Why Is Culinary Medicine Necessary?<br /> <br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">What we ingest affects our health and wellbeing. The origins and variety of food you've eaten influence any of this. Numerous findings show that home-cooked meals and higher consumption of fruits and vegetables are linked to a healthy lifestyle. However, new research suggests that Americans are dining out more (at a 42% rate of