# “Food Is Medicine” Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity

““Food Is Medicine” Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity” (2024), by Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Health Professions research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

- Authors: Dariush Mozaffarian, Karen E. Aspry, Kathryn Garfield, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, Hilary Kessler Seligman, Gladys Velarde, Kim Allan Williams Sr., Eugene Yang
- Published: February 1, 2024
- Field: Health Professions
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023
- Source: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023

## Abstract

"Food Is Medicine" (FIM) represents a spectrum of food-based interventions integrated into health care for patients with specific health conditions and often social needs. Programs include medically tailored meals, groceries, and produce prescriptions, with varying levels of nutrition and culinary education. Supportive advances include expanded care pathways and payment models, e-screening for food and nutrition security, and curricular and accreditation requirements for medical nutrition education. Evidence supports positive effects of FIM on food insecurity, diet quality, glucose control, hypertension, body weight, disease self-management, self-perceived physical and mental health, and cost-effectiveness or cost savings. However, most studies to date are quasiexperimental or pre/post interventions; larger randomized trials are ongoing. New national and local programs and policies are rapidly accelerating FIM within health care. Remaining research gaps require rigorous, iterative evaluation. Successful incorporation of FIM into health care will require multiparty partnerships to assess, optimize, and scale these promising treatments to advance health and health equity.

Canonical page: https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391924046
Read three real papers a day in Nerdi (iPhone): https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6813826387?pt=128757794&ct=web-paper&mt=8