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Lack of education in nutrition is a primary reason why the vast majority of doctors don't recommend Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) guidelines to their patients. This article lists some resources for clinicians.

Dr T Colin Campbell explains that nutrition education is virtually non-existant in medical schools in USA. Dr Greger has some videos explaining this in more detail.

In 2011, an attempt was made by Dr John McDougall to introduce a bill in California to make sure that doctors undergo 11 hours of nutrition education. Dr Greger has a 4-part video series explaining how the bill was opposed by medical associations and what finally became of the bill.

Dr Greger has videos explaining that patients overestimate the efficacy of pharmaceutical and surgical interventions! If they really knew the odds of success of these interventions and the odds and severity of side effects, they may be more inclined to adopt lifestyle changes for prevention, management and reversal of various chronic diseases. Dr Greger also has some videos explaining 'iatrogenic causes' caused by medical errors.

A series of videos by Dr Greger shedding light on various aspects of Lifestyle Medicine, an emerging discipline within medicine in USA.

Prominent WFPB doctors share their personal views on why veganism or plant-based guidelines are not recommended by medical doctors.

What do editors of prestigeous medical journals say about medical research? Why is medical research and nutrition research so confusing?  

A 2-page story published in IJDRP: what happened when a team of WFPB doctors (including Dr Kim Williams, former President of American College of Cardiology) made an attempt to introduce plant-based meals at Rush University Hospital?

An excerpt from Code Blue (documentary, 98 mins, 2020) in which doctors discuss these themes: Why do so few doctors practice Lifestyle Medicine? Why are so many doctors themselves confused about dietary guidelines? Why are most doctors not knowledgeable about the profound role of nutrition in preventing and treating chronic lifestyle conditions?

The vast majority of doctors are not trained in nutrition!