Culinary Medicine Research Publications
The Health meets Food Culinary Medicine Curriculum is firmly based on current research in diet and nutrition. Accordingly, research on the curriculum’s efficacy is essential. Below are the research articles that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed academic journals.
Where possible we have linked to the full text of the article; some may link to the journal itself and thus may be behind a paywall. If you would like access to those articles, please contact Dr. Timothy Harlan at drgourmet@culinarymedicine.org and he will be able to put you in touch with the authors of that article.
Culinary Medicine Research from the Health meets Food Team
2014
Teaching 3rd & 4th year medical students how to cook: an innovative approach to balance lifestyle modification and medication therapy in chronic disease management.
Leong B, Ren D, Monlezun DJ, Ly D, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Teaching 3rd & 4th year medical students how to cook: an innovative approach to balance lifestyle modification and medication therapy in chronic disease management. Medical Science Educator. 2014;24(1)43. doi: 10.1007/s40670-014-0014-5.
Medical student-led community cooking classes: a novel preventative medicine model easy to swallow
Birkhead A, Foote S, Monlezun DJ, Loyd J, Joo E, Leong B, Sarris L, Harlan T. Medical student-led community cooking classes: a novel preventative medicine model easy to swallow. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2014;46(3):e41-e42. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.006.
Reducing sodium intake to prevent stroke.
Kasprowicz E, Monlezun DJ, Harlan TS. Reducing sodium intake to prevent stroke. Stroke. 2014;45(6):e108. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.005157.
Recipe for cancer education: a novel integrated cooking and nutrition education curriculum for medical students and physicians in dietary preventive and supplemental treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Monlezun DJ, Tsai P, Sarris L, Harlan T. Recipe for cancer education: a novel integrated cooking and nutrition education curriculum for medical students and physicians in dietary preventive and supplemental treatment for pancreatic cancer. Journal of Medicine & the Person. 2014; 12(3):125-128. doi: 10.1007/s12682-014-0190-5.
2015
Medical school-based teaching kitchen improves HbA1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol for patients with type 2 diabetes: results from a novel randomized controlled trial.
Monlezun DJ, Kasprowicz E, Tosh K, Nix J, Urday P, Tice D, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Medical school-based teaching kitchen improves HbA1c, blood pressure, and cholesterol for patients with type 2 diabetes: results from a novel randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2015;109(2):420-6. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.05.007.
Novel longitudinal and propensity-score matched analysis of hands-on cooking and nutrition education versus traditional clinical education among 627 medical students.
Monlezun DJ, Leong B, Joo E, Birkhead AG, Sachs BP, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Novel longitudinal and propensity-score matched analysis of hands-on cooking and nutrition education versus traditional clinical education among 627 medical students. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2015:656780. doi: 10.1155/2015/656780.
Cooking up better doctors as teachers globally: a novel integrated nutrition and cooking class curriculum for pediatric residents to boost their competencies and attitudes in patient counseling.
Monlezun DJ, Urday P, Baranwal P, Lister WM, Williamson A, Malhotra S, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Cooking up better doctors as teachers globally: a novel integrated nutrition and cooking class curriculum for pediatric residents to boost their competencies and attitudes in patient counseling. Journal of Medicine & the Person. 2015; 13(2):125-128. doi: 10.1007/s12682-014-0199-9.
Biting into integrated quality improvement: medical student and staff blinded taste test for sodium reduction improving medical education and care?
Monlezun DJ, Matamoros N, Huggins C, Michaud D, Sarris L, Harlan T. Biting into integrated quality improvement: medical student and staff blinded taste test for sodium reduction improving medical education and care? Journal of Medicine & the Person. 2015; 13(2): 112-117. doi: 10.1007/s12682-014-0200-7.
Digital photography assessment of 1,750 elementary and middle school student lunch meals demonstrates improved nutrition with increased exposure to hands-on cooking and gardening classes.
Monlezun DJ, Ly D, Rolfsen M, Green D, Trudeau E, Rodman A, Telsey B, Davis E, Sarris L, Harlan TS. Digital photography assessment of 1,750 elementary and middle school student lunch meals demonstrates improved nutrition with increased exposure to hands-on cooking and gardening classes. Journal of Medicine & the Person. 2015; 13(2): 129-134. doi: 10.1007/s12682-014-0203-4.
CHOP-International: An open access nutrition education tool for physicians, resident doctors, and medical and public health students.
Arman D, Monlezun DJ, Peters B, Urday P, Cutler H, Pellicore D, Lim HJ, Sarris L, Harlan TS. CHOP-International: An open access nutrition education tool for physicians, resident doctors, and medical and public health students. Journal of Medicine & the Person. 2015; doi: 10.1007/s12682-014-0202-5.
2018
Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score-Adjusted Multilevel Mixed Effects Panel Analysis of Hands-On Cooking and Nutrition Education versus Traditional Curriculum for Medical Students as Preventive Cardiology: Multisite Cohort Study of 3,248 Trainees over 5 Years
Monlezun DJ, Dart L, Vanbeber A, Smith-Barbaro P, Costilla V, Samuel C, Terrigino CA, Abali EE, Dollinger B, Baumgartner N, Kramer N, Seelochan A, Taher S, Deutchman M, Evans M, Ellis RB, Oyola S, Maker-Clark G, Dreibelbis T, Budnick I, Tran D, DeValle N, Shepard R, Chow E, Petrin C, Razavi A, McGowan C, Grant A, Bird M, Carry C, McGowan G, McCullough C, Berman CM, Dotson K, Niu T, Sarris L, Harlan TS, and on behalf of the CHOP Co-investigators. Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score-Adjusted Multilevel Mixed Effects Panel Analysis of Hands-On Cooking and Nutrition Education versus Traditional Curriculum for Medical Students as Preventive Cardiology: Multisite Cohort Study of 3,248 Trainees over 5 Years. BioMed Research International. 2018; https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5051289
2019
Etiological Role of Diet in 30-Day Readmissions for Heart Failure: Implications for Reducing Heart Failure–Associated Costs via Culinary Medicine
Razavi, A. C., Monlezun, D. J., Sapin, A., Sarris, L., Schlag, E., Dyer, A., & Harlan, T. (2019). Etiological Role of Diet in 30-Day Readmissions for Heart Failure: Implications for Reducing Heart Failure–Associated Costs via Culinary Medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. doi.org/10.1177/1559827619861933
Multisite Medical Student–Led Community Culinary Medicine Classes Improve Patients’ Diets: Machine Learning–Augmented Propensity Score–Adjusted Fixed Effects Cohort Analysis of 1381 Subjects
Zachary Stauber, Alexander C. Razavi, Leah Sarris, Timothy S. Harlan, Dominique J. Monlezun.(2019) Multisite Medical Student–Led Community Culinary Medicine Classes Improve Patients’ Diets: Machine Learning–Augmented Propensity Score–Adjusted Fixed Effects Cohort Analysis of 1381 Subjects. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. DOI:10.1177/1559827619893602
2020
Multisite Culinary Medicine Curriculum Associates with Cardioprotective Dietary Patterns and Lifestyle Medicine Competencies Among Medical Trainees
Razavi, Alexander C.; Monlezun, Dominique; Sapin, Alexander; Stauber, Zachary; Schradle, Kara; Schlag, Emily; Dyer, Amber; Gagen, Brennan; McCormack, Isabella; Akhiwu, Ofure; Sarris, Leah; Dotson, Kerri; Harlan, Timothy. Multisite Culinary Medicine Curriculum Associates with Cardioprotective Dietary Patterns and Lifestyle Medicine Competencies Among Medical Trainees. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
Effect of culinary education curriculum on Mediterranean diet adherence and food cost savings in families: a randomised controlled trial
Razavi AC, Sapin A, Monlezun DJ, et al. Effect of culinary education curriculum on Mediterranean diet adherence and food cost savings in families: a randomised controlled trial. Public Health Nutr. 2020;23:1-7. doi:10.1017/S1368980020002256.
Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare
Downer S, Berkowitz SA, Harlan TS, Olstad DL, Mozaffarian D. Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare. BMJ. June 2020:m2482-m2486. doi:10.1136/bmj.m2482
Consumption of animal and plant foods and risk of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: the Bogalusa Heart Study
Razavi AC, Bazzano LA, He J, et al. Consumption of animal and plant foods and risk of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: the Bogalusa Heart Study. ESC Heart Failure. 2020;7(5):2700-2710. doi:10.1002/ehf2.12859
A community feasibility study of a cooking behavior intervention in African-American adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: DC COOKS (DC Community Organizing for Optimal culinary Knowledge Study) with Heart Disease.
Farmer N, Powell-Wiley TM, Middleton KR, et al. A community feasibility study of a cooking behavior intervention in African-American adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: DC COOKS (DC Community Organizing for Optimal culinary Knowledge Study) with Heart Disease. October 2020:1-18. doi:10.1186/s40814-020-00697-9.
Achieving Dietary Sodium Recommendations and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Culinary Medicine Education
Alexander C. Razavi, Amber Dyer, Matthew Jones , Alexander Sapin, Graciela Caraballo , Heather Nace , Kerri Dotson , Michael A. Razavi and Timothy S. Harlan Achieving Dietary Sodium Recommendations and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Culinary Medicine Education. Nutrients 2020: 1-9; doi:10.3390/nu12123632
Culinary Medicine Research from the University of Alabama
Integration of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Core Competencies into Health Care Education: IPE Meets Culinary Medicine.
Lawrence JC, Knol LL, Clem J, de la O R, Henson CS, Streiffer RH. Integration of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Core Competencies into Health Care Education: IPE Meets Culinary Medicine. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019;51(4):510-512. DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2019.01.013
Culinary Medicine Research from the University of Texas Southwestern
Nutrition from the kitchen: culinary medicine impacts students’ counseling confidence
Magallanes E, Sen A, Siler M, Albin J. Nutrition from the kitchen: culinary medicine impacts students’ counseling confidence. February 2021:1-7. doi:10.1186/s12909-021-02512-2. BMC Medical Education, 2021, doi:10.1186/s12909-021-02512-2
Culinary Medicine Research from the University of Texas Houston
The Nourish Program: An Innovative Model for Cooking, Gardening, and Clinical Care Skill Enhancement for Dietetics Students
McWhorter, J. W., Raber, M., Sharma, S., Moore, L. S., & Hoelscher, D. (2018). The Nourish Program: An Innovative Model for Cooking, Gardening, and Clinical Care Skill Enhancement for Dietetics Students. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Nutrition Programming in Professional Education
Advancing Nutrition Education, Training, and Research for Medical Students, Residents, Fellows, Attending Physicians, and Other Clinicians: Building Competencies and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Van Horn L, Lenders CM, Pratt CA, et al. Advancing Nutrition Education, Training, and Research for Medical Students, Residents, Fellows, Attending Physicians, and Other Clinicians: Building Competencies and Interdisciplinary Coordination. Advances in Nutrition. 2019;10(6):1181-1200. doi:10.1093/advances/nmz083.
The Lunch Conference Diet: Fostering Resident Engagement in Culinary Medicine Through a Curriculum Centered on Changes to Provided Conference Food
Doxey, R, Krug, M and Tivis, R, The Lunch Conference Diet: Fostering Resident Engagement in Culinary Medicine Through a Curriculum Centered on Changes to Provided Conference Food. February 2021:1-7. doi:10.1177/1559827621994499.
