Recent News
South and Southeast Asia Lead the World on Taxing Sugary Drinks
New analysis is first to track sugar-sweetened beverage tax adoption across 183 countries
Food is Medicine Advocacy Day 2026
The Food is Medicine Institute’s 3rd Annual Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill (June 3, 2026) is a day to visit with congressional offices to deepen understanding and support for Food is Medicine on Capitol Hill.
Medically Tailored Meals Produce Better Health and Lower Costs
First statewide Medicaid analysis finds fewer hospitalizations and emergency visits—and lower healthcare costs—among meal recipients in Massachusetts
FIMCON 2026: The Food is Medicine Conference
Join 800+ leaders at FIMCON 2026, a new national Food is Medicine conference. On June 1–2, 2026, the movement unites in Washington, D.C.
New Online Toolkit Helps Clinicians Put Food Is Medicine Into Practice
Resource offers practical guidance for all aspects of integrating nutrition-based care into health systems.
Featured Events
Food is Medicine Advocacy Day 2026
The Food is Medicine Institute’s 3rd Annual Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill (June 3, 2026) is a day to visit with congressional offices to deepen understanding and support for Food is Medicine on Capitol Hill.
FIMCON 2026: The Food is Medicine Conference
Join 800+ leaders at FIMCON 2026, a new national Food is Medicine conference. On June 1–2, 2026, the movement unites in Washington, D.C.
Capitol Hill Luncheon: Eating Ourselves Sick? Ultra Processed Foods Policy
Join us on Capitol Hill for an urgent conversation about one of the biggest public health challenges of our time: ultra-processed foods.
Featured Videos
GLP-1, Seed Oils & Alcohol: Top Nutrition Professor Destroys Diet Myths
Everything you think you know about weight loss may be wrong — and one of the world’s leading Nutrition professors has the science to prove it. Dariush Mozaffarian, Director of the Food Is Medicine Institute, has spent decades studying why we get sick, why we gain weight, and why so much of what we’ve been told about food is overcomplicated at best, and actively harmful at worst. In this conversation, he dismantles the myths driving the obesity epidemic and replaces them with what the evidence actually shows.
New Dietary Guidelines Call for More Meat and Less Sugar
New dietary guidelines were released today, pushing more meat and full fat dairy – and warning against ultra processed foods. We spoke with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. about the new guidelines and with health experts about the changes. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has the story.
Media Stories & Op-Ed
South and Southeast Asia Lead the World on Taxing Sugary Drinks
It May Not Just Be What’s in Ultra-Processed Foods, But How They’re Made
Medically Tailored Meals Produce Better Health and Lower Costs
New Online Toolkit Helps Clinicians Put Food Is Medicine Into Practice
A ‘Healthy’ Label on Snacks Sways Consumers
Policy Announcements
White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities Event with Second Gentleman Emhoff
Booker, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Scale Up Successful Nutrition Incentive for Fruits and Veggies Nationwide
Live: Senate Hearing on Food as Medicine
U.S. Government Accountability Office Publishes Government-wide Solutions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Food Safety, and Food Security
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Plans for $11 Billion to End Malnutrition at Global Nutrition Summit
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