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Synergy between Medical and Nutrient Therapies: George Washington Meets Rodney Dangerfield

Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Address correspondence to: David M. Klurfeld, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, 3009 Science Hall, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: dklurfe{at}sun.science.wayne.edu

Although medical therapies are widely accepted by health practitioners, sometimes without adequate testing, nutritional therapy is frequently looked upon uniformly as without merit. There are many reasons for this attitude. However, a substantial body of literature has accumulated that objectively demonstrates the value of adding nutritional therapy to the prevention or treatment of some diseases or specific risk factors for diseases. Examples of successful nutrition therapy that can be combined with medical management include treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, intermittent claudication, osteoporosis, respiratory distress syndrome, and arthritis.

Key words: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, intestinal diseases, cancer, wound healing, inflammatory conditions, osteoporosis, arthritis, hepatic disease, renal disease, functional foods