Live from the 2022 Integrative Healthcare Symposium

Benefits of incorporating culinary medicine into clinical settings 

Practitioners know how important nutrition is to health, but the immensity of it is so impressive, said Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM, at the 2022 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.

Ring, director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University, defined culinary medicine as a medical practice that combines the science behind nutrition with cooking. She said it can be practiced by a range of healthcare professionals including medical doctors, behavioral healthcare providers, and dieticians.

Culinary medicine is often practiced within teaching kitchens where patients learn about nutrition and meal planning strategies, receive hands-on culinary instruction and group support.

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