Impact of Produce Prescriptions on Diet, Food Security, and Cardiometabolic Health Outcomes: A Multisite Evaluation of 9 Produce Prescription Programs in the United States

8/29/2023

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Produce prescriptions may improve cardiometabolic health by increasing fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and food insecurity yet impacts on clinical outcomes and health status have not been evaluated in large, multisite evaluations….

CONCLUSIONS:

In this large, multisite evaluation, produce prescriptions were associated with significant improvements in F&V intake, food security, and health status for adults and children, and clinically relevant improvements in glycated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and BMI for adults with poor cardiometabolic health.

Read the Full Article at Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Subscribe to our newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

Name*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.