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Accelerated research, increased investment signal landmark year for food is medicine

The emerging public health field of food is medicine (FIM) experienced a rapid increase in published research studies and substantial progress in advancing public policy. These trends demonstrate the growing potential for health care-integrated nutrition interventions to improve health outcomes cost-effectively, according to a new report from the American Heart Association's Health Care by Food…

Accelerated research, increased investment signal landmark year for food is medicine

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