Literature
Curbside Consults Podcast
Published March 22, 2023
In this episode of Curbside Consults, Jaclyn Albin, MD and Milette Siler, RD share their passion for food as medicine and talk about their experiences at The Culinary Medicine Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Jaclyn believes food as medicine delivers a unique opportunity to integrate the clinical, educational, research, and public health aspects of Culinary Medicine into the training of future healthcare professionals, delivery of innovative patient support in lifestyle behavior change, and high-quality research that uplifts the health of communities. Milette is focused on advancing Culinary Medicine in both the professional student and community settings.
00:03 – Introduction
01:26 – What is culinary medicine?
02:54 – Food is Personal
04:42 – Food Insecurity
06:16 – Food for Thought
09:25 – The Physician’s Role in Nutrition
12:15 – Nutrition and Medical Education
16:45 – Food for Change
18:02 – What’s a Teaching Kitchen?
25:04 – Culinary Medicine as a Professional Practice
27:00 – The Proof is in the Pudding
31:06 – Outro
Articles and recipes that may be of interest to listeners:
1. Blueberry Mango Salsa
2. Chicken Mushroom Quesadillas
3. Ghanian Red Red Chickpea Stew
4. Spicy Black Bean Burgers
5. Very Berry Yogurt Popsicles
6. Razavi AC et al. Virtual Teaching Kitchen Classes and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Counselling Among Medical Trainees. BMJNPH 2023.
7. Stauber Z et al. Multisite Medical Student-Led Community Culinary Medicine Classes Improve Patients' Diets: Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score-Adjusted Fixed Effects Cohort Analysis of 1381 Subjects. Am J Lifestyle Med 2019.
8. Crowley J et al. Nutrition in Medical Education: A Systematic Review. Lancet Planet Health 2019.
The Curbside Consults series complements the foundational information in Rotation Prep by taking a deep dive into key clinical topics with expert clinicians and educators. These podcasts explore and critique the evidence behind clinical practice and break down statistical concepts for the busy clinical trainee.