Senate Resolution No. urges Louisiana medical schools to incorporate courses on nutrition and metabolic health into their curricula. The resolution highlights the significant gap in nutrition education within medical training, despite the fact that lifestyle factors, particularly diet, are major contributors to chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. It emphasizes that physicians equipped with nutrition knowledge can offer more effective guidance to patients, potentially improving health outcomes and reducing reliance on prescription medications.

The resolution notes the presence of four medical schools in Louisiana and points out the unique opportunity for the upcoming Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine to lead in this area of education. By integrating nutrition and metabolic health into their programs, these institutions can better prepare future physicians to address the growing concerns related to diet and chronic disease prevention. The resolution calls for the transmission of its text to the relevant chancellors and presidents of the medical schools in Louisiana.