Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Survey shows docs not pleased with nutrition training

A survey conducted by the California Table Grape Commission showed that three out of four doctors believed the nutriiton training they received in medical school was less than adequate. Nealry all of the 400 Doctors surveyed (all member of the American Academy of Family Physicians) it was thier responsibility to provide dietary and nutritional counseling to patients. Yet, only two out of ten doctors felt very informed counseling patients. 96 percent indicated an interest in learning more about nutrition.

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