Prevention & lipidsGuideline or statement

Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

CirculationPublished

  • Presidential advisory

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. A new research initiative that strategically approaches the outstanding questions in the field, prioritising a human-centered design approach to achieve high rates of patient engagement and sustained behavior change

  2. Much work is needed to create a stronger body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different types of Food Is Medicine interventions

  3. Ideally in the context of broader efforts using a health equity-centered approach to enhance how the food system and related policies support improvements in health

Original publication

Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Published 28 September 2023. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001182

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