Key takeaways:

HHS urged medical schools to implement nutrition education requirements immediately.

The initiative aligns with efforts by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and other organizations.

HHS announced an initiative urging medical education organizations to implement nutrition education and training requirements.

“Medical schools talk about nutrition but fail to teach it,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a press release. “We demand immediate, measurable reforms to embed nutrition education across every stage of medical training, hold institutions accountable for progress, and equip every future physician with the tools to prevent disease — not just treat it.”

According to HHS, 75% of U.S. medical schools do not require clinical nutrition classes, despit

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