US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to make nutrition education compulsory in medical schools — or risk losing federal funding. While many public health advocates agree that medical students need better training in nutrition, Nutrition Insight explores this push, which experts say must be grounded in science.“Under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, Health and Human Services [HHS] is committed to ensuring that nutrition is treated as core clinical knowledge — not a wellness extra — in building a healthcare system equipped to prevent and manage chronic disease,” an HHS spokesperson tells us.
