Can food actually be medicine? These doctors say yes
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More medical schools in the US are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients, with over 60 schools using a version of Tulane University's culinary medicine curriculum. The movement, called Food Is Medicine, aims to convince future medical professionals that good, affordable food can be as important as medication in treating diseases.
Medical schools are incorporating cooking classes into their curriculum. Tufts University School of Medicine offers a two-month culinary medicine class. The course teaches students how to use food to treat patients. The movement, called Food Is Medicine, is growing. It aims to get health insurers and the government to pay for food-based treatment. The concept has been tested in the past, with positive results.
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