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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. The Coalition for Metabolic Health (CMH) is a national alliance of researchers, clinicians, philanthropists, nonprofits, business leaders and advocates ushering in a new era in healthcare by making metabolic health mainstream. We aim to enact systemic change in nutrition policy, science, medical education and public awareness to return health to all Americans.

We aim to make metabolic health the foundation of medicine. Read Charter

“Childhood insulin resistance, once rare, now affects one-fifth of teenagers, predisposing them to lifelong obesity and other cardiometabolic disease.”

“Pediatric obesity has nearly tripled since 1980, affecting roughly 20% of U.S. children, and quadrupled among adolescents aged 12-19.”

“Nearly 93% of adults are metabolically unhealthy.”

“Three in four U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, and over half have two or more.”

“Over 131 million Americans (66%) use prescription drugs; 1 in 5 adults over age 40 uses five or more prescription drugs.”

“The U.S. spends $4.5 trillion per year on healthcare and experiences over $1.7 trillion in lost economic productivity—largely as a result of chronic diseases.”

“These practical, affordable, available dietary interventions hold the most promise for immediately reversing the chronic disease epidemic in America.”

Dave Baszucki & Jan Ellison Baszucki

A word from Co-Founders and Board Chair

The Coalition for Metabolic Health (CMH) is a national alliance of clinicians, researchers, philanthropists, nonprofits, business leaders, and advocates dedicated to making metabolic health a foundation of healthcare in America.

We are building a movement to prevent and reverse chronic disease by advancing science-based nutrition, reforming outdated medical practices, and reshaping public policy to prioritize metabolic well-being.

By advancing science, policy, education, clinical practice, and access, we aim to make metabolic health a foundational part of every American’s treatment plan.

Our vision is a future in which all Americans can access therapeutic nutrition proven to prevent, treat and reverse chronic disease

Access to effective nutrition-based therapies should be a right–not a privilege. Metabolic assessments should be part of every medical exam. Americans should be empowered with the information and tools to take back their metabolic and mental health.

We are a community of experts and advocates on the front lines of America’s chronic mental and physical disease epidemics. We are committed to advancing dietary strategies that radically improve metabolic function–and therefore health and well-being. Informed by basic science, clinical trials and decades of experience treating patients, we work to make metabolic interventions part of mainstream medical practice.

We invest in and advance independent nutrition research. We promote guidelines free of the conflicts of interest that have plagued dietary guidance from government and traditional medical agencies. We work to advance policy initiatives and enlightened nutrition education for clinicians, and we fuel grass-roots campaigns to inspire American families to take back their mental and physical health with food.

 

We aim to make metabolic health the foundation of medicine

We champion scientists advancing the study of metabolism to transform our understanding of health and the future of medicine.

We advocate for healthcare policy and research initiatives that put people, not politics, first.

We support the development of medical education and treatment guidelines free of pharmaceutical industry influences.

We share evidence based information with the public about nutritional practices that are already reversing “chronic” disease across the country.

We aim to make metabolic health mainstream by elevating and amplifying independent nutrition science to drive policy, medical practice and public awareness.

We collaborate with individuals, companies, government entities, and healthcare organizations to advance metabolic health. To maintain independence and avoid conflicts of interest, we do not accept funding from any for-profit entities.

Strategic Goals

Policy & Advocacy

We advocate for reforms in federal nutrition guidelines, research funding, metabolic health screenings, measurement tools, and insurance coverage to align with metabolic health priorities.

Education & Awareness

We support and amplify independent nutrition research. We provide clear, accurate, science-based nutritional information to healthcare providers and the public.

Scaling
Access

We partner with policy-makers, health systems, employers, providers and payers to advance therapeutic nutrition as standard of care.

The Evidence: Expert Perspectives on the Science and Practice of Metabolic Health

Our coalition members share their perspectives on the chronic disease crisis and the interventions that can reverse it. These commentaries bring together hundreds of references and decades of experience in a persuasive case for the mainstreaming of metabolic medicine.

Solutions hiding in plain sight: Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction and Ketogenic Diets

America’s food system has produced a carbohydrate over-consumption crisis. Highly processed and palatable carbohydrates cause food addiction that drives impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The result is an explosion in chronic disease in both children and adults. But the good news is that an affordable, accessible solution is hiding in plain sight.

Evidence shows that Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction and Ketogenic Diets can reverse disorders like diabetes, obesity and related comorbidities, as well as serious mental illnesses like depression, bipolar and schizophrenia.