What Doctors Aren’t Taught About Nutrition and Why It Matters for Long-Term Health and Performance: Moving Medicine Forward with Dr. Michael Klaper

Send us Fan Mail This conversation is with Dr. Michael Klaper, a physician, educator, and one of the early pioneers in plant-based and lifestyle medicine who was a major influence on my decision to pursue medicine. With over four decades of clinical experience across acute care, family medicine, and nutritional medicine, Dr. Klaper is widely known for his work teaching both physicians and the public about the role of nutrition in preventing and treating chronic disease, including his longstanding lecture, “What I Wish I Had Learned About Nutrition in Medical School.” In his latest book, Moving Medicine Forward, he continues to advocate for a more prevention-focused, nutrition-informed approach to healthcare—one that addresses the root causes of many of the chronic conditions we see every day. We Discuss What medicine keeps getting wrong Nutrition is real medicine We can all agree vegetables are good for us Moving medicine forward by inspiring medical students “Do no harm” applies to the food on our plate How doctors start applying this in practice Ditch dairy first Athletes should care about long term health A day in the disease reversal clinic Get the book! Moving Medicine Forward: What More Doctors Should Know About Nutrition and How It Can Save Your Life! Episode Show Notes Connect with Dr. Klaper | Website | YouTube | Instagram | Moving Medicine Forward - Medical School Nutrition Education Initiative Video Lecture: What I Wish I Learned about Nutrition in Medical School The American College of Lifestyle Medicine The Plantrician Project Film: The GameChangers Connect with me: @casswarbeck Audio editing and processing by Wyatt Pavlik Theme music by Ievgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay *Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*

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What Doctors Aren’t Taught About Nutrition and Why It Matters for Long-Term Health and Performance: Moving Medicine Forward with Dr. Michael Klaper is an episode from Plant Fueled Podcast by Cassie Warbeck.

This episode is 60:18 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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