[Video]Fruit and veg prescriptions could save billions in healthcare bills

09/18/25- 

In the US, fruit and veg prescriptions would prevent almost 300,000 heart attacks and strokes and give people an extra 260,000 years of good health if they were offered to people with diabetes aged 40-79.

A new study from Tufts University has found that prescribing fruit and vegetables to people with diabetes could save millions of lives and billions of dollars in healthcare costs. The study, which was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that a nationwide produce prescription program could prevent almost 300,000 heart attacks and strokes, and give people an extra 260,000 years of good health……

Read full article at The World Economic Forum

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