11/05/24 –
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine edited the special issue presenting scientific evidence on nutrition’s role in optimizing health through case reports, observational studies, lifestyle interventions and clinical trials.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has announced the publication of a comprehensive 23-article special edition of Frontiers in Nutrition focused on the evidence that supports the use of food as medicine to treat lifestyle-related chronic disease. An ebook of the publication is available for complimentary download.
The role of good nutrition to optimize health is well established, but this special issue uniquely compiles and synthesizes a vast array of evidence showcasing nutrition as a modality of medical care. The evidence includes case reports, observational studies, innovative clinical models and clinical trials. ACLM edited the publication that covers subjects such as healthy plant-based diet indices, effective nutrition-based interventions, the impact of nutrition education, innovative clinical practices like shared medical appointments, as well as tools such as the ACLM Diet Screener to capture patients’ consumption of whole plant food and water through a brief assessment…
