The Achilles’ Heel of Nutrition Research
One of the persistent, under appreciated challenges in medicine – and equally in nutrition and public health — is this: people are often not very good at following instructions.
According to some estimates by the WHO, only about half of all patients take their medications as prescribed. That’s not just an inconvenience, it undermines the effectiveness of treatment, increases the risk of side effects and drug interactions, and, in the case of antibiotics, contributes directly to antimicrobial resistance. That’s not just your problem or mine — that’s everyone’s problem.
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