March of Dimes, Alzheimer’s Association Join NACDS Nourish My Health Public Education Campaign
NACDS reflects on achievements and impact of Nourish My Health in its first year; looks ahead to continued momentum in 2025
Food is Medicine in Oncology Care Symposium
About the Event The Food is Medicine in Oncology Care Symposium was hosted by the NutriCare Research Team, with support from the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation at Harvard Law School, American Cancer Society, The Ohio State University College of Medicine,...
GLP-1 Drugs + Food is Medicine: A New Recipe for Success in Treating Obesity? Educational Briefings for Congress
This briefing reviewed the pros and cons of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound, and discuss how combining these agents with effective lifestyle interventions, such as food is medicine programs, may produce optimal benefits, reduce side effects, increase access, and help control healthcare spending.
FY25 FIM Appropriations Organizational Sign On Letter
73 organizations signed the letter to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations leaders in support of meaningful funding and report language around nutrition research and food is medicine-related initiatives.
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian Receives “Cultivating Innovation in Care Award” at Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner
NACDS Foundation President Sara Roszak presents the NACDS Foundation’s Cultivating Innovation in Care Award to Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian.
Sugar-sweetened Beverage Intake Increasing Globally Among Children and Teens
Study estimates at least 10% of youth worldwide consume more than 7 servings of sugary drinks weekly.
Weight Management – A Holistic Journey
Experts discuss Prime’s four primary tenants of practice for chronic weight management and how they play a role in ensuring any recommendations are rooted in the evidence focusing on improving patient adherence and persistence to treatment and driving value.
Tufts Experts Weigh in on New Generation of Weight Loss Medications
Consumers should consider cost, availability, long-term benefits, and nutrition and exercise before taking the prescription drugs.
The Surest And Safest Way To Maximize Your Health: Food As Medicine
Bill Frist, physician and cochair of the 2022 Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, calls on our healthcare providers, doctors and nurses alike, to more deliberately collaborate with nutrition experts to effectively engage with and educate patients on dietary needs.
2nd Annual Food is Medicine National Summit [VIDEO + SLIDES]
The 2-day summit brought together healthcare leaders, clinicians, community and advocacy organizers, investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and patients with lived experience to share and highlight advances, best practices, challenges, and next directions in Food is Medicine.
Food is Medicine Advocacy Day
Nearly 90 participants from at least 18 states met with Congressional offices to educate about the power of food is medicine to transform health.
The Food is Medicine Movement Originators are Trying to Standardize Medically Tailored Meals
Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they are a part of the growing effort to use food to treat medical conditions. Now, the nonprofits that pioneered the work want to standardize it.
The Surest And Safest Way To Maximize Your Health: Food As Medicine
Bill Frist, physician and cochair of the 2022 Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, calls on our healthcare providers, doctors and nurses alike, to more deliberately collaborate with nutrition experts to effectively engage with and educate patients on dietary needs.
The STATUS List 2024
The 2024 STATUS List features 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences across biotech, medicine, health care, policy, and health tech.
White House Includes Two Tufts-Related Initiatives in Commitments to End Hunger, Reduce Diet-Related Disease
White House Includes Two Tufts-Related Initiatives in Commitments to End Hunger, Reduce Diet-Related Disease.
The American Diabetes Association Announces 2024 Pathway to Stop Diabetes Grant Recipients
American Diabetes Association announced the awardees of the Pathway to Stop Diabetes (Pathway) grants. This year’s grants dedicate more than $4.8 million dollars to support breakthroughs in translation and clinical science, technology, care, and potential cures in the field of diabetes.
Food is Medicine Institute Urges US Healthcare System to Recognize the Power of Good Nutrition
The US Food Is Medicine (FIM) Institute calls to implement FIM interventions across federal, regional and local levels to increase population-wide nutrition security, health equity and wellness.
Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality
A new study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy shows that insurance premiums are holding back wage growth, especially for people of color.
Validation Institute Announces First Group of Speakers for Food as Medicine Strategy Summit, May 29-31, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
As part of its FoodMed Certified initiative, Validation Institute (VI) announced the first group of confirmed speakers for its inaugural Food as Medicine Strategy Summit.
McGovern, Malliotakis, Pingree, Evans and Fitzpatrick Introduce Legislation to Create a Medically Tailored Meals Demonstration Program in Medicare
A new bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to establish a nationwide pilot program through Medicare to provide seniors with diet-impacted diseases medically tailored meals in the comfort of their own home, building a more resilient and cost-effective health care system.
Healthy Eating Rx: Improving Nutrition Through Health Care
Bipartisan policy recommendations for 1. Training health care professionals and educating patients and the public on nutrition; and 2. engaging health care professionals in interventions intended to lead to the consumption of healthy food.
Free Weekly Produce Delivery Improved Blood Sugar, Food Security in Low-Income Adults
This large, randomized controlled trial found that low-income adults with Type 2 diabetes who received free weekly produce deliveries for six months had significantly improved blood sugar control and improved food and nutrition security.
Food Policy: From Farm Bill to Health Care | Part 2: Creating an Equitable, Nutritious, Sustainable, and Resilient Food System
Food policymaking occupies the nexus between agriculture and health care policy by determining the affordability, accessibility, and availability of nutritious food within communities. Rooting food systems in equity and whole-person health care protects the lives of historically excluded communities and people facing barriers to care. Policy experts in agriculture, food retail, and nutrition will discuss the needs of these communities and the potential opportunities to support long-term legislative changes that ensure proper health care delivery for all.
Food is Medicine Institute Launch Event [VIDEO, SLIDES]
The launch event brought together leaders in science, healthcare, food, policy, community engagement, and equity to discuss the exciting trends, opportunities, and future directions in the field.
A New Collaboration to Improve Nutrition Information
Google’s collaboration with the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University will work to explore technology solutions that help improve nutrition information quality.
New Institute Aims to Change Health Care Through Nutrition
The Food is Medicine Institute will advocate for food-based solutions to fight illness, including produce prescriptions, nutrition education for doctors, and more
Leading Health Organizations and Chain Pharmacies Join Together in Public Education Campaign to Reduce Preventable, Diet-Related Diseases
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University Launch “Nourish My Health” to Improve Nation’s Health
New Report Shows Food is Medicine Interventions Would Save U.S. Lives and Billions of Dollars
The report quantifies the potential health and economic benefits of Food is Medicine efforts.
True Cost of Food: Food is Medicine Case Study
The report quantifies the potential health and economic benefits of FIM efforts
Cardiologists Reveal What They Eat for Dinner for Heart Health and Foods to Avoid
Doctors share their favorite heart-healthy options for the biggest meal of the day.
Transforming Agrifood Systems Amidst the Climate Crisis: A Diversity of Solutions for People, Planet, and Prosperity
Food Systems for the Future (FSF), The Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) launch their report “Transforming Agrifood Systems Amidst the Climate Crisis: A Diversity of Solutions for People, Planet, and Prosperity.”
Prescriptions for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Help Boost Heart Health
People with diabetes who were prescribed fruits and vegetables, saw their blood sugar decline significantly. And adults with hypertension saw their blood pressure go down.
Opinion: Food Systems Harm People and Planet. Here is How We Fix That
How do we start fixing the global food system? First, we must advance an agenda that acknowledges there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
Fruit and Vegetable ‘Prescriptions’ May Lead to Better Heart Health
Most Americans don’t eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Food is Medicine, so Health Insurance Should Cover it
As a doctor, I can’t write a prescription for an apple a day. But a recent study suggests I should.
America’s Food Program for the Poor Should Focus on Nutrition
After all, it’s called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for a reason.
Rubio, Booker Introduce Snap Nutrition Security Act
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the SNAP Nutrition Security Act to help improve SNAP recipients’ diet quality and collect data on SNAP purchases to identify what products taxpayer dollars are being spent on.
New Technical Assistance Opportunity: State-Level Food is Medicine
CHLPI is offering pro bono technical assistance (TA) to community organizations, nonprofits, coalitions, and local, state, and tribal government entities across the United States interested in implementing and scaling state-level FIM policy.
Produce Prescription Programs for Patients with Diabetes Could Save Billions in Healthcare Costs, Study Shows
A simulation by Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers predicts the clinical and financial benefits of making fruits and vegetables more accessible to food-insecure diabetic patients
Summit: Advancing Food is Medicine Approaches [VIDEO]
Watch the recorded live stream of a full day of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and conversations
Booker, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Scale Up Successful Nutrition Incentive for Fruits and Veggies Nationwide
The legislation would significantly expand the successful Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program.
Unlocking the Power of Food Can Improve the Nation’s Health
Read the Food Tank article
Food is Medicine National Summit: Transforming Health Care [VIDEO]
Watch the recorded live stream of a full day of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and conversations
Measuring And Addressing Nutrition Security To Achieve Health And Health Equity
Read the Health Policy Brief by Task Force Co-chair Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
Here’s a Blueprint for State-Focused Nutrition Advocacy
For food bank advocates seeking to sway their state legislatures toward policies that promote health and nutrition, Dariush Mozaffarian has some guidance about where to push.
Live: Senate Hearing on Food as Medicine
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, led a hearing titled “Food as Medicine: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities”.
U.S. Government Accountability Office Publishes Government-wide Solutions for Promoting Healthy Diets, Food Safety, and Food Security
Each year, millions of people in the U.S. die from diet-related chronic health conditions, get sick from foodborne illnesses, or go hungry.
U.S. House Calls for Nutrition Education for Medical Professionals
U.S. House passed a bipartisan resolution calling on medical schools and other health professional training programs to incorporate nutrition education into their curricula, advance nutrition research, and raise awareness of the role that nutrition plays in health.
White House Begins Planning a Conference on Food, Nutrition and Hunger
The Biden administration is in the early stages of putting together a White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger and health to take place later this year, according to several people familiar with the plans.
Congressional Briefing – Food as Medicine: Spotlighting the Power and Innovation of the Private Sector to Improve Nutrition
The launch event brought together leaders in science, healthcare, food, policy, community engagement, and equity to discuss the exciting trends, opportunities, and future directions in the field.
Strengthening the Child Nutrition Programs
Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) provides Congress with an opportunity to reduce hunger and improve the diet and health of millions of children throughout the United States by strengthening the child nutrition programs.
Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Plans for $11 Billion to End Malnutrition at Global Nutrition Summit
At the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit, U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power announced on behalf of the White House that the United States intends to invest up to $11 billion over three years, subject to Congressional appropriations, to combat global malnutrition, the underlying cause of almost half of childhood deaths globally.
Millions are suffering from diet-related diseases. What number will make us pay attention?
Americans who suffer from diet-related conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity are 12 times as likely to die after a covid infection.
The Obesity Pandemic Has Made COVID Much More Deadly
Early on, researchers began to realize that obesity was a major risk factor for being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19.
True Cost of Food: School Meals Case Study
This report shows that school meals are essential for the health and economic stability of communities. With these findings, policymakers, food professionals, advocates, communities, and individuals are better equipped to maximize value to society, including through investing in school meals, by creating a food system that is more nourishing, regenerative, and equitable.
Time For a National Strategy on Food
We are facing a national nutrition crisis that cuts lives short, costs us trillions of dollars and holds us back from achieving our goals as individuals and a nation.
Opinion: Needed: A Second White House Nutrition Conference
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced legislation calling for a second White House Conference on Nutrition. They are correct; it is time.
Diet-Related Diseases Pose a Major Risk For Covid-19. But The U.S. Overlooks Them
The same week British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care for Covid-19, two studies came out identifying obesity as a significant risk factor for serious illness and death.
Failing Public Health is Killing Americans, Unequally
The states that have suffered the most cases of COVID-19 (mostly in the Southeast and Southwest) also have the highest rates of food insecurity, meaning that people can’t always afford sufficient food, according to data recently released by USDA. These same states also have the highest rates of obesity.
President Biden Announces Members of President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
President Biden announced 30 of America’s most distinguished leaders in science and technology as members of his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).
From Silos to Systems Investing in Sustainable Nutrition Science for a Healthy Future
Diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation exact an enormous toll on human and planetary health. These challenges can be addressed in part by shifting what we eat and how we produce food, yet key questions remain about how to make such transitions effective, equitable, and sustainable.
Food Security isn’t Enough. Anti-Hunger Experts Say The Focus Should be on Nutrition Security
Nutrition security emphasizes access, availability and affordability of foods that promote well-being and prevent or treat disease, not just foods that provide calories.
A Nutrition Report Card for Americans: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings
Almost half of U.S. adults, or 46%, have a poor-quality diet, with too little fish, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans, and too much salt, sugar-sweetened beverages and processed meats.
America Has a Valuable Chance to Reimagine Our Food System as a Force to Combat Climate Change
Government policy has been hijacked by “Big Food”—the farm input suppliers, ingredient processors, and peddlers of cheap, highly processed foods.
Poor Diets Threaten US National Security — And it’s Serious
America’s poor diet isn’t just bad for us. It’s now considered a threat to national security.
How Tufts Is Convening a Call for a National Nutrition Research ‘Moonshot’
The Friedman School and other institutes have outlined specific options to strengthen and accelerate federal nutrition research to transform lives, reduce health disparities, and reduce health-care spending.
How Your Diet Can Help Flatten The Curve
Greater federal coordination and investment in nutrition research could accelerate discoveries across critical areas and positively impact the economy, public health, and population resilience to COVID-19 and new threats.
McGovern, Walorski, Pingree, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Pilot Medically Tailored Meals
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Congressman Roger Marshall (R-KS) announced the introduction of H.R. 6774, the Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act of 2020, a new bill that would establish a Medicare pilot program to address the critical link between diet, chronic illness, and senior health.
We Need Better Answers on Nutrition
The U.S. is overdue to establish an institute devoted to research on the top cause of poor health.
Our Food Is Killing Too Many of Us
Improving American nutrition would make the biggest impact on our health care.
Food is Medicine: How US Policy is Shifting Toward Nutrition For Better Health
In this new year, millions of Americans will make resolutions about healthier eating. In 2019, could U.S. government leaders further resolve to improve healthier eating as well, joining public health experts in seeing that food is medicine?
Focusing on Nutrition is Paramount to Getting a Sound, Bipartisan Farm Bill Out
The farm bill is finally headed to conference. To three former Secretaries of Agriculture, this would normally be cause for celebration. Instead of appreciating the farm bill’s progress, however, we have found ourselves becoming distressed. Debate over this monumental piece of food and agriculture legislation has neglected a crucial subject: nutrition.
Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food
The national debate on health care is moving into a new, hopefully bipartisan phase. The fundamental underlying challenge is cost – the massive and ever-rising price of care which drives nearly all disputes, from access to benefit levels to Medicaid expansion.