Food as Medicine: A New Health Movement with Big Questions on Insurance Coverage
Federal agencies, organizations, and startups are investing in food-focused projects to use healthy food as a medical intervention In recent years, many federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and startups have been investing in food-focused projects aimed at using healthy food as a medical intervention. These projects are geared towards providing healthier meals to patients and developing new nutritional therapies to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. For instance, the USDA's Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive program provides grants to organizations that work to increase access to healthy foods for low-income families. Similarly, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding research into the link between diet and chronic diseases. Moreover, various startups are also entering the market, developing innovative products such as personalized nutrition plans and plant-based meat alternatives. “ We are at the inflexion point,” said Dariush Mo