Bob Harrington and Mitch Elkind discuss "food is medicine" initiatives and the challenges associated with conducting clinical trials.

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Health Care by Food Initiative https://healthcarexfood.org/

2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031

Rockefeller Foundation Food is Medicine https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/initiative/food-is-medicine/

Targeted Scientific Research Projects to Demonstrate Effectiveness of 'Food Is Medicine' in Health Care https://newsroom.heart.org/news/targeted-scientific-research-projects-to-demonstrate-effectiveness-of-food-is-medicine-in-health-care

Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001182

Medically Tailored Meal Delivery for Diabetes Patients With Food Insecurity: a Randomized Cross-over Trial https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4716-z

'Food Is Medicine' Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity: JACC State-of-the-Art Review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023

Current Landscape of Produce Prescription Programs in the US https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2022.02.011

Behavioral Nudges Are Used Widely to Steer Clinicians and Patients Alike https://doi.org/10.1056/CAT.23.0125

A Primary Care Agenda for Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STR.0000000000000367#

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