CHEF Coaching Research

CHEF coaching continues to be a vital part of culinary medicine research. Our research studies the best ways to improve the nutrition and overall health of individuals and communities, and it is focused on the culinary coaching (CC) telemedicine program.

CHEF Coaching Study Recruitment

There are currently no studies in the recruitment phase. Please check back periodically for research postings.

Active CHEF coaching studies

Evaluating the impact of a culinary coaching telemedicine program on body weight and metabolic outcomes – A bi-center randomized controlled trial

A bi-center randomized controlled trial that evaluated the one-year impact of the culinary coaching telemedicine program on nutrition, weight, and other health outcomes of adults who are overweight or obese.

Publications from this study:

The culinary coaching’s impact on mental health during the COVID19 pandemic

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Promote cooking skills and healthy eating in spinal cord injury through telemedicine culinary coaching program: A pilot study

A pilot study that evaluates the feasibility of the culinary coaching telemedicine program with patients that have spinal cord injury.

Enhancing longevity with home cooking – evaluating the impact of a culinary coaching telemedicine program

A study that evaluates the impact of culinary coaching telemedicine program on telomere shortening and other longevity outcomes.

Equipping a new generation of physicians to address root causes of chronic diseases: A randomized control trial of remote culinary coaching medical education program

A feasibility study that evaluates the impact of the Clinicians CHEF Coaching training on the knowledge and competencies of medical students to prescribe nutrition.

CHEF Coaching research update

Click here to review the May 22, 2024 recording of Research Insights.

Scientific Publication

Methodology Development and Process Evaluation, Journal of Ambulatory Management, 2018