4/02/2024 –
U.S. health care is crafting food-based nutrition interventions to combat diet-related diseases
Poor diets produce staggering health damage and social and economic costs globally. Health systems in the United States and other countries have not adequately addressed diet-related diseases, nutrition deficiencies, and the health disparities those diseases and deficiencies exacerbate. New interest in Food is Medicine strategies is stimulating meaningful action that enhances the synergies between nutrition and disease treatment and prevention in health systems. These strategies have potential to improve health outcomes and equities in the United States and around the world.
