
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered.New research on “produce prescription†programs finds that when access to free fruits and vegetables is offered, recipients see measurable benefits in health and hunger.“To me, this shows that there's a very strong proof of concept behind produce prescriptions and this should, I think, add to the growing momentum to continue to expand access to these programs, but in particular, to increase the quality and the robustness of the evaluations,†said first author Kurt Hager, who did the study as a doctoral student in nutrition science and policy at Tufts University in Boston. He is now an instructor at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School.The study, published Aug. 29 in...