Resetting the table for UK health: meals as medicine set to revolutionise general practice

摘要

Amidst the sights, sounds, and energy of a professional kitchen in full lunch service, chefs and assistants darted around among a unique collection of culinary students, gently directing them in the preparation of the perfect spaghetti bolognese. Supplied by Watts farm, delicious organic ingredients were being transformed into various versions of this simple dish, ranging from a nutritionally basic minced-meat classic, to a lentil nutritional powerhouse scoring high in fibre, low in saturated fat, and low on the glycaemic index.This wa s no ordinary cookery class. On 24 February 2018, a landmark pilot course teaching doctors how to cook was hosted by Westminster Kingsway College, a UK centre for culinary excellence. This seminal culinary training programme was undertaken by 16 doctors under the guidance of a team of professional chefs, doctors, and nutritionists. Notable support in preparation for the course came from Professor David Foskett, MBE, an eminent educator and …