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I often wonder why GP's don't refer patients to fitness/nutrition specialists like they do for everything else. Medical training does not cover nutrition in an
by ryall 8y ago
I often wonder why GP's don't refer patients to fitness/nutrition specialists like they do for everything else.
Medical training does not cover nutrition in any depth, I'd say your average doctor is under-qualified in addition to time poor.
- nradov 8y agoIn some countries they actually do give such referrals. But it's rare in the US because most insurance plans don't cover such treatments. That is starting to change to a limited extent; my retired father receives a discount on his medical insurance for going to the gym every week.