• Produce prescriptions enable doctors to prescribe subsidized fresh fruit and vegetables.
• A study of produce prescription programs found participants ate more fruits and vegetables and decreased their body mass index, blood sugar, and blood pressure.
• Produce prescriptions also reduced food insecurity, which is associated with poor health outcomes.

By Elizabeth Pratt on August 29, 2023 — Fact checked by Brittney M. Mikell, PharmD, RPh

read full article