NUTR5202 FOOD AS MEDICINE: DEFINITION/PRACTICE
The concept and value of food as providing more than nutrients per se will be covered including evidence-based research on food-based eating plans and the health benefits they provide. Information regarding healthy eating plans that have survived generations and across cultures/nations will be included as will what is known about healthy eating within the context of healthy living as noted by Hippocrates. As Hippocrates said "If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."