Food insecurity and diabetes: overview of intersections and potential dual solutions

R Levi, SN Bleich, HK Seligman - Diabetes Care, 2023 - diabetesjournals.org
Food insecurity increases the risk of develo** diabetes and its complications. In this
article, we describe the complex relationship that exists between food insecurity and …

Impact of produce prescriptions on diet, food security, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: a multisite evaluation of 9 produce prescription programs in the United …

K Hager, M Du, Z Li, D Mozaffarian, K Chui… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2023 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Produce prescriptions may improve cardiometabolic health by increasing
fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption and food insecurity yet impacts on clinical outcomes …

Association of national expansion of insurance coverage of medically tailored meals with estimated hospitalizations and health care expenditures in the US

K Hager, FP Cudhea, JB Wong, SA Berkowitz… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Medically tailored meals (MTMs) are associated with lower health care utilization
among patients with complex diet-related diseases but are not a covered benefit in Medicare …

Health and economic impacts of implementing produce prescription programs for diabetes in the United States: a microsimulation study

L Wang, BN Lauren, K Hager, FF Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ahajournals.org
Background Produce prescription programs, providing free or discounted produce and
nutrition education to patients with diet‐related conditions within health care systems, have …

Impact of a prescription produce program on diabetes and cardiovascular risk outcomes

S Veldheer, C Scartozzi, CR Bordner, C Opara… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the impact of a fruit and vegetable prescription program on diabetes
and cardiovascular risk outcomes. Design Single-arm pre-post study. Setting Primary care …

Produce prescription projects: challenges, solutions, and emerging best practices–perspectives from health care providers

SA Stotz, NB Nugent, R Ridberg, CB Shanks… - Preventive Medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Produce prescription projects are becoming increasingly common. This study explores
perspectives and experiences of a sample of health care providers throughout the United …

Understanding food insecurity in Los Angeles County during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath: A qualitative interview study

JJ Scott, WB de Bruin, L Rabinovich, A Frazzini… - Appetite, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic brought increases in food insecurity in Los Angeles (LA) County,
defined as lacking household access to adequate food because of limited money or other …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating produce prescriptions into the healthcare system: perspectives from key stakeholders

A Auvinen, M Simock, A Moran - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
People with low incomes suffer disproportionately from diet-related chronic diseases and
may have fewer resources to manage their diseases. The “food as medicine” movement …

Evaluation of a produce prescription program for patients with diabetes: a longitudinal analysis of glycemic control

K Hager, P Shi, Z Li, K Chui, SA Berkowitz… - Diabetes …, 2023 - diabetesjournals.org
OBJECTIVE Produce prescriptions have shown promise in improving diabetes care,
although most studies have used small samples or lacked controls. Our objective was to …

Diet in food insecurity: a mediator of metabolic health?

LL Morselli, R Amjad, R James… - Journal of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Food insecurity (FI) is associated with poor metabolic health. It is assumed that
energy intake and diet quality underlie this association. We tested the hypothesis that dietary …