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Pediatric Culinary Medicine: Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities
Michelle Loy1,2, Ashish Chogle3, Hanna Tracy4
1Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA. mhloy@med.cornell.edu.
Current Gastroenterology Reports
|December 29, 2025
Summary
Culinary medicine in pediatrics shows growing interest. Challenges like funding and program management exist, but educational resources and recommendations can advance this field for better child health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric health
- Nutrition science
- Public health
Background:
- Growing recognition of food's health benefits.
- Culinary medicine empowers children and parents toward healthier food choices.
- Potential for long-term health improvement through early intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- Review pediatric literature on culinary medicine.
- Share results from a recent practice survey.
- Outline strategies for program development and implementation.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of pediatric culinary medicine.
- Analysis of a survey of current US practitioners.
- Synthesis of findings to create recommendations.
Main Results:
- Significant interest in pediatric culinary medicine.
- Variability in current practice and common challenges (funding, management, outreach).
- Development of educational resources and practice recommendations.
Conclusions:
- Opportunities exist to advance pediatric culinary medicine through practice, research, education, and advocacy.
- Addressing challenges is key to successful implementation.
- Culinary medicine offers a promising approach to improve child nutrition and health.
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