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Food as Medicine
Coverage of Food as Medicine in the Nexus archive.
Medicaidtopic1Tufts Universityorganization1University of Massachusetts Chan Medical Schoolorganization1Dr. Dariush Mozaffarianperson1Robert F. Kennedy Jr.person1U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesorganization1Massachusettsplace1Case Western Reserve Universityorganization1Culinary Educationtopic1Medical Studentstopic1Nutritional Therapytopic1
- Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs
A study found that Medicaid patients receiving home-delivered, medically tailored meals had 31% fewer hospitalizations and 20% fewer ER visits, with per-person health costs decreasing by $3,433. The program, offered in states like Massachusetts, is part of a 'food is medicine' movement aimed at improving health outcomes through nutrition.
- Doctors are taking culinary classes so they can prescribe food as medicine — it’s so much more than just ‘eat healthy’
Medical students at Case Western Reserve University are participating in extracurricular culinary classes to better understand food as medicine and make more effective dietary recommendations to patients. This initiative goes beyond basic healthy eating advice by teaching doctors how to prescribe specific foods as therapeutic interventions.