7/14/25 –
DURING THE LAST several years, “food is medicine” has become a buzzy phrase among hospitals, researchers, and social media influencers alike.
The promise of the food is medicine movement is huge: If more people got their hands on fresh food—by way of at-home “medically tailored meal” services, “farmacy” produce prescriptions or food banks, and better grocery options overall—than we might be able to drastically reduce the leading causes of death. After all, poor diet is cited as the No. 1 contributor to 45 percent of U.S. cardiometabolic deaths and 36 percent of global coronary deaths, not to mention 70 percent of new diabetes cases worldwide…
