09/01/2026
For a long time, nutrition has occupied a surprisingly small place in conventional medical training.
According to HHS, as recently as 2024, 75% of U.S. medical schools required no clinical nutrition classes, and surveyed medical students reported receiving an average of about 1.2 hours of formal nutrition education per year.
Now, 76 medical schools across 36 states have committed to significantly expanding that education, including our own University of Maryland School of Medicine. Not perfect, but hey, at least it’s a good start!
And as a chiropractor, I think this is a really encouraging direction.
One of the foundational ideas behind holistic healthcare is that the body does not operate in separate compartments. What you eat influences the raw materials available for tissue repair, muscle function, energy production, immune activity and neurological function. Sleep matters, movement matters, and stress matters. The environment you place your body in every day matters.
That does not make nutrition a replacement for everything; it simply means we should be asking a bigger question than, “What do we do once someone is sick?”
We should also be asking what helps the body function well in the first place.
The more healthcare professionals are trained to have that conversation with patients, the better!
⚕️ Dr. Jamie Roeder
🏢 Chiropractic Wellness Center of Baltimore
📍 White Marsh, MD
📱 410.529.8010