28% of patients report that doctors have discussed nutritional information with them in the last year. Most doctors also report they had two minutes of training in the field in medical school or less. The basics they are taught are as follows:

• The characteristics of protein, carbohydrates, and fats.
• People who are obese should eat less.
• People with high blood pressure shouldn’t eat too much salt.
• People with heart disease should eat less sugar.

And that should be a bit concerning as that would be far below what any reader of Elle or Prevention Magazine would know. So next time you talk to your doctor ask him or her what their background experience is in nutrition.