'Prescriptions' for free produce can improve health, research shows

If doctors prescribed fruits and vegetables like medicine, could people improve their health through diet alone? That’s the theory behind a growing number of programs in the U.S. that deliver free produce.

A similar study last year analyzed the impact of nine produce programs run by Wholesome Wave, an organization that uses private funding to help communities facing poverty and nutrition insecurity. The programs collectively enrolled around 1,800 children who were overweight or had obesity, and around 2,000 adults with health risk factors such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.

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