Tag: Healthcare policy

According to a national survey from 2009, while 86% of U.S. medical schools reported offering some nutrition education, only a quarter required a dedicated nutrition course, underscoring ongoing deficiencies in how medical schools teach nutrition.

According to the American Hospital Association, medical providers are increasingly adopting codes for social determinants of health (SDoH) to better understand and address patients' nonmedical barriers to wellness. A crucial example is the ICD-10 code for lack of adequate food, which directly addresses food insecurity and its impact on patient care.

According to the National Institutes of Health, over a billion people worldwide may be affected by vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Yet, despite this prevalence, routine vitamin level checks are not standard practice in conventional medicine, leading many to ask: **why don't doctors check vitamin levels** routinely during a physical?