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ArticleBMC medical education2022

Exploring culinary medicine as a promising method of nutritional education in medical school: a scoping review.

Jacqueline Tan, Levi Atamanchuk, Tanish Rao, Kenichi Sato, Jennifer Crowley, Lauren Ball

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Article in BMC medical education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jacqueline Tan *Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Levi Atamanchuk *Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Tanish RaoGriffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Kenichi SatoGriffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
Jennifer CrowleyUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Lauren BallGriffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. l.ball@griffith.edu.au.
Griffith University · AUUniversity of Auckland · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDietary modifications are considered a first-line intervention for chronic disease management, yet graduating doctors still report not feeling competent to counsel patients on their diet. Research has focused on methods to address this shortfall in physician competency, including culinary medicine. Culinary medicine is an approach to education that involves hands-on food and cooking learning experiences to equip participants with tools for improving the nutrition behaviour and health of their future patients. Despite positive findings in the efficacy of these interventions, they differ markedly in approach and target, which therefore fails to provide adequate evidence that could serve to guide future culinary medicine interventions.

objectiveA scoping review to synthesize the existing literature on culinary medicine interventions that are offered during medical training.

methodsOnline databases were used to identify literature published prior to April 2022 that involve a hands-on culinary medicine component to nutrition and examine academic impact, feasibility and acceptability.

resultsTwenty-four studies met the eligibility criteria. Despite promising gains in nutrition knowledge, confidence and high acceptability of the programs, large variations exist in delivery method, setting, and course content between programs. There is a lack of program cost reporting and long-term follow up of participants, inconsistent evidence for improved nutrition attitudes amongst participants, as well as geographically limited adoption of such programs.

conclusionsThe findings of this research demonstrate a clear increase in interest in the use of hands-on culinary medicine programs as educational tools, evidence of feasibility in implementation, and improved student nutritional knowledge, skill and counseling compared to a traditional didactic curriculum. The quality of culinary medicine research studies is increasing and the aims of research are narrowing to focus on how culinary medicine can positively impact medical education. The findings from this review will aid in legitimising culinary medicine as an effective delivery method of nutritional education in medical programs.

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Nutritional SciencesSchools, MedicalCounselingCurriculumHealth EducationHumansCulinary educationCulinary medicineFood as medicineLifestyle educationLifestyle medicineNutritionNutrition careNutrition education

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PMID35672843
PMCPMC9175378
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