{"id":513668,"date":"2026-03-09T20:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/513668\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:56:17","slug":"learn-how-food-impacts-health-at-free-panel-hosted-by-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/513668\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how food impacts health at free panel hosted by The News"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think about your health, you might think about doctor\u2019s visits or prescriptions or lab results. But research shows that the vast majority of a person\u2019s health is influenced by things outside of medical care<\/a> \u2014 by the air they breathe, food they eat, communities they live in.<\/p>\n

At UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Jaclyn Albin and dietitian Milette Siler are bringing one of these factors \u2014 food \u2014 into focus. They work in culinary medicine, tailoring nutritional needs and plans to specific patients, as a way to improve patients\u2019 health. <\/p>\n

The phrase \u201cfood as medicine\u201d is well-used, but when Albin and Siler use it, they aren\u2019t talking in metaphor. Food, when used in this way, really can become a form of medical care.<\/p>\n

True culinary medicine requires the advice and supervision of a medical professional. However, Albin said, Americans\u2019 dietary habits generally have so much room for improvement that there are principles of culinary medicine that everyone can incorporate into their lives.<\/p>\n

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\u201cGenerally speaking, Americans are so far off,\u201d Albin said, \u201cthat movement towards general dietary recommendations \u2026 could apply to almost everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, The Dallas Morning News will host a panel discussion in Red Bird delving into these ideas and the practical ways to introduce more nourishment into our lives. There will be a total of five panelists: Albin and Siler, as well as Dr. Stormee Williams from Children\u2019s Health; Dr. Dora Johnson from the Methodist Health System; and Jessica Hernandez at Parkland Hospital.<\/p>\n

The discussion will outline the importance of food and nutrition, with an emphasis on real-life tips, including when food access is limited or grocery prices are high.<\/p>\n

Johnson said that, when it comes to improving a person\u2019s overall nutrition, it doesn\u2019t take a complete dietary overhaul. Anyone, she said, can shift their habits just a little bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re never too old or too late to start anything,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cLittle changes are really what\u2019s going to make the difference in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Join us at The DEC Network<\/a> \u2014 at 3560 W. Camp Wisdom Road, Suite 200 \u2014 on Tuesday to learn more about food and how we can all nourish ourselves a little better. The panel discussion will begin at 6 p.m. on March 10, followed by a Q&A session. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Pre-register at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you think about your health, you might think about doctor\u2019s visits or prescriptions or lab results. But…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[1062,97,252,253,5599,49886],"class_list":["post-513668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-dallas","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-public-health","tag-science-and-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}