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Training of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists to Improve Culinary Skills and Food Literacy
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h2abstracth2h3objectiveh3 understand culinary medicine training program increases food literacy culinary skills knowledge among practicing registered dietitian nutritionists rdn h3methodsh3 prepost study design evaluating pilot test rdn trainthetrainer curriculum september 2019 january 2020 h3resultsh3 average results indicate increase culinary nutrition skills mean difference 67 44 ipi 0001 range 1030 significant increase 5 8 food literacy factors process evaluation rdns rated training extremely useful practice mean 44 03 h3conclusions implicationsh3 registered dietitian nutritionist participants increased culinary nutrition skills statistically significant scores across individual measures study describes rdn training curriculum culinary medicine across diverse group practicing rdns large county health care system culinary medicine shows promising impact promoting nutrition skills confidence however warrants assessment