Yu Kang

Yu Kang, born in December 1969, is Director of the Department of Clinical Nutrition at Peking Union Medical College Hospital and serves as chief physician and professor. One of China's first undergraduates trained in clinical nutrition, he has worked for more than three decades in clinical nutrition diagnosis and treatment as well as in public education, combining professional research with outreach to general readers. His works are mainly medical in focus: he has addressed dietary and nutritional guidance for cancer patients in both professional and popular editions, contributed to professional textbooks such as Clinical Nutrition Support Therapy and Clinical Nutrition, and written books including Food as Medicine to convey scientific dietary principles to a general audience. His writing translates clinical nutrition knowledge into practical daily advice, balancing professional rigor with accessible expression, and has influenced clinical nutrition education and public health communication in China.