It’s crazy that the vast majority of doctors in the U.S. don’t even receive a single lesson in nutrition.
Over 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates himself preached “let food be thy medicine”—yet our medical system today appears to have completely abandoned this ancient wisdom.
This is no mere accident. The medical system is intentionally engineered this way. Why? Because healing patients holistically through diet and lifestyle is simply not as profitable as selling them a pharmaceutical drug which induces long-term dependency.
This is the sad reality of our medical system. But this could all change soon…
Health secretary RFK recently announced that medical schools will now HAVE to teach nutrition otherwise they will lose federal funding.
For the vast majority of patients, their diet is what would have made them sick in the first place. So does it not make more sense to tackle the very thing that made them ill, rather than suppressing their symptoms through pharmaceutical drugs?
Overall, what are your thoughts on this move? Could we finally see a medical system which leans more towards holistic healing? Or is there still much change needed? Let us know in the comments below.
Breaking: Doctors Will Now Have to Learn Nutrition
For decades, nutrition was treated as an afterthought in medical training. Students could graduate as full physicians without a single lecture on how food influences health. Now, the announcement that nutrition must be integrated into medical education signals a seismic shift. The move recognizes what holistic practitioners have been saying all along: food is not separate from medicine—it is medicine.
It’s About Time…
The U.S. is one of the sickest nations in the developed world, plagued by chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune disease. Nearly all of these conditions are heavily influenced by diet. Yet the very people entrusted to treat them are often never trained to discuss food beyond calorie counts or outdated food pyramids. The new policy makes it crystal clear: medical schools that ignore nutrition will pay the price.
RFK’s Bold Statement
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made it unambiguous: “Medical schools that don’t have nutrition programs are not going to be eligible for our funding. And we will withhold funds for those who do not implement these kinds of courses.” For the first time in history, federal leverage may actually force medicine to reconnect with its nutritional roots.
When You Realize…
Studies show that over 90 percent of doctors receive little to no formal education in nutrition. Many report feeling unqualified to give dietary advice, despite patients consistently asking about food and health. This gap leaves room for confusion, misinformation, and an overreliance on prescription drugs. Patients want answers about diet, but most doctors have not been trained to provide them.
A Core Issue in Our Medical System
The reason nutrition has been neglected is not hard to see. The current system is designed to manage symptoms, not cure disease. Pharmaceutical companies profit when patients require long-term prescriptions. By contrast, food and lifestyle changes are inexpensive, empowering, and often curative. The result is a system that treats illness as a business model instead of focusing on true healing.
Closing Thoughts
For years, the medical establishment has sidelined nutrition in favor of symptom-suppressing drugs. But this new policy could be a game-changer. By forcing medical schools to teach nutrition, we might finally see doctors trained to identify and address the root causes of disease, not just the symptoms. Whether this shift will truly dismantle the profit-driven pharmaceutical model remains to be seen. But at the very least, it’s a step in the right direction. Maybe, just maybe, Hippocrates’ wisdom will once again be heard in the halls of medicine: “Let food be thy medicine.”
References
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- Kennedy, Robert F. Jr. Statement on Nutrition in Medical Education. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2025.
- Schwingshackl, Lukas, et al. "Dietary Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention." Annual Review of Public Health, vol. 42, 2021, pp. 241–260.
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