American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
Nutrition Counseling Gaps in an Adolescent Population in Rural West Virginia
Adolescents have been identified as a population that receives inadequate nutrition counseling. Medical education for physicians and global policy implementation have aimed to improve this gap. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions by surveying families with adolescents in rural West Virginia (WV) regarding the nutrition counseling they are receiving at annual physician visits. Surveys were developed based on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideli …