Igniting a Metabolic Health Movement
Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in the United States—and it is largely preventable through dietary and lifestyle change that improves metabolism.
Mission
Our mission is to make metabolic health mainstream by advancing and amplifying high-quality nutrition science to drive policy, clinical care, and public awareness.
Who We Are
A National Network Focused on Metabolic Health
The Coalition for Metabolic Health convenes a growing national network of clinicians, researchers, policy experts, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and advocates working at the intersection of nutrition, chronic disease, and public policy.
With nearly 1,500 engaged supporters nationwide and a community of dozens of leading researchers, physicians and other practitioners advancing nutrition strategies focused on metabolic health, including carbohydrate reduction and targeted metabolic therapies, CMH is helping shape a more evidence-driven national conversation around food and metabolic health. Its 14-member Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee–spanning medicine, research, policy, and public health–have seen firsthand the power of food to reverse chronic disease, and are committed to leading a national movement to restore Americans’ metabolic health.
As interest in metabolic health continues to grow across healthcare, government, and the public, CMH serves as a trusted convener connecting science, policy, and practice to advance nutritional approaches to chronic disease prevention and care.
Charter
We believe:
1) Food is medicine.
2) Metabolism is a foundation of physical health and mental well-being.
3) Metabolic dysfunction is a primary driver of chronic disease worldwide.
4) Improving metabolic health through dietary and lifestyle change is the most powerful lever for dramatically improving the health of the population.
5) Many chronic diseases are preventable, treatable, and/or reversible through dietary and lifestyle changes that improve metabolic health.
6) Insulin resistance is a common early signal of metabolic dysfunction that can contribute to, and often accompanies, the development of chronic disease.
7) The science of metabolism is rapidly evolving, and the practice of modern metabolic medicine must also continuously evolve to take advantage of new scientific understanding.
8) Identifying and addressing metabolic dysfunction should be a primary focus for most medical specialties.
9) The training required to diagnose and treat metabolic dysfunction should be a standard part of medical training for physicians, nurses, dietitians, and other clinicians.
10) Thorough metabolic assessments, including the measurement of insulin resistance, should be part of standard medical exams.
11) Americans should have access to devices like continuous glucose and ketone monitors that can help them, in partnership with their healthcare provider, understand over time how food and other environmental factors are impacting their unique metabolism.
12) Americans should have affordable and reliable access to foods and food environments that support metabolic health.
13) Therapeutic carbohydrate reduction and nutritional ketosis are currently among the dietary strategies supported by the strongest evidence for sustainably stabilizing blood glucose and reducing insulin resistance.
14) Sustainable nutritional interventions that improve metabolism should be offered as first-line therapy in standard medical practice for both mental and physical disorders.
15) Pharmaceuticals like GLP-1 agonists can play a role in treating metabolic dysfunction.
16) Patients have a right to be educated about – and offered assistance with adoption of – evidence-based nutritional interventions that can act as alternatives, adjuncts, or off-ramps for pharmaceuticals.
Making Metabolic Health a Policy Priority
We advocate for common-sense nutrition and health policies that put people—not politics or profits—first.
We work to advance policies that:
- Expand access to nutritious food.
- Reduce consumption of metabolically harmful foods like added sugar and refined carbohydrates.
- Advance research on nutrition, metabolism, and chronic disease.
- Ensure research, policy, and treatment guidelines are grounded in rigorous nutrition science and free from pharmaceutical and food industry influence.
- Strengthen clinician education and training on metabolic health and nutrition science.
- Integrate metabolic health assessments into routine medical care, across all specialties.
- Support evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions—including therapeutic low-carb and ketogenic approaches—before or alongside medication.
- Expand access to monitoring tools that help patients and clinicians improve metabolic health.
