Food as Medicine - Leveraging Nutrition for Health Outcomes

Explore the systematic approach to leveraging food's medicinal power in healthcare through this 55-minute conference talk. Delve into the growing body of research supporting medically tailored meals, insurance coverage for nutritious food prescriptions, and innovations in food science and culinary education. Discover how these tools can improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital use, lower healthcare costs, and lessen food insecurity while increasing patient satisfaction. Learn about the potential impact of integrating nutritional interventions into the fabric of healthcare to address chronic diseases more effectively than simply advising people to eat healthier.

Food as Medicine