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The short version:  The longer version: ‘Food as medicine’ gains more traction “Eighty percent of healthcare dollars in this country are allocated to preventable chronic disease, yet nine out of 10 Americans don’t meet the government’s own recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption,” said Cathy Burns, CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association, during a…

As we see more advancements in the Food as Medicine space, the need becomes even more critical as many pandemic-era policies are expiring… The shorter version: The longer version: Click to read the full article: Biden turns to Steph Curry, DoorDash and others to advance nutrition and hunger goals The White House is turning to…

More encouraging news about practical and successful implementations of Food as Medicine comes out every day.  The shorter version: The longer version: The Fresh Connect debit card lets doctors prescribe free fruits and vegetables The Fresh Connect program is designed to help prevent and treat disease, particularly for people who may not be able to…

February’s Food as Medicine highlights continue, onward and upward… The shorter version: The longer version: Affordability Will Top Immunity As Leading Food Purchase Driver in 2023 After hunkering down during the pandemic while trying to stay healthy and boost our immunity, consumers are now more focused on convenience and affordability. A 2023 study of 757…

Good news: Every day there are more and more mentions of “food as medicine” in the news. The movement is really taking off! Bad news: there is so much information that trying to digest it all is difficult. But that’s what I’m here for. Each month I will highlight the best news and studies talking…

The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, aka the father of medicine, said over 2,400 years ago: “let food be thy medicine.” Many millennia later, it seems we are just getting the message.  After horrifying rates of nutritional insecurity increased during COVID, the need to provide nutritionally dense and affordable food as medicine became glaringly obvious.  In…