Nutrition-related diseases are the number 1 cause of death in the US – yet many doctors receive little to no nutrition education in medical school

Editor's note: On September 24 The conversation published an article by Nathaniel Johnsonuniversity lecturer of Nutrition & Dietetics at UND, and UND Nutrition & Dietetics alum and medical student Madeline Comeau, explaining how the nutrition knowledge gap in medical school affects patient care and what can be done to solve the problem. The article is below and can be read in its original form at The website of Het Gesprek.

On television shows like "Grey's Anatomy," "The Resident" and "Chicago Med," doctors always seem to have the right answer.

But when it comes to nutrition and dietary advice, ...