WASHINGTON (September 16) — Feeding America and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recently released the first national standards for medically tailored groceries, aiming to strengthen Food is Medicine programs in community-based organizations across the country.
In response, the Coalition for Metabolic Health issued the following statement:
“The Coalition for Metabolic Health applauds Feeding America and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ new nutrition standards for medically tailored groceries. Bringing 36 food banks and more than 14 registered dietitians together to build a consistent framework is a genuine achievement. The standards’ emphasis on protein recommendations as a clinical necessity, not an afterthought, reflects a real understanding of what people managing chronic disease actually need to thrive.
“We share these organizations’ core conviction that food is medicine and that the charitable food system plays a critical role in preventing and reversing diet-related chronic disease.
“Diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension are often driven by metabolic dysfunction and insulin resistance. As these standards evolve, we’d welcome a closer look at how carbohydrate quality and quantity are addressed across all three conditions, given the strength of the evidence behind therapeutic carbohydrate reduction for improving insulin resistance and metabolic health.”
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About the Coalition for Metabolic Health
The Coalition for Metabolic Health (CMH) is a national network of clinicians, researchers, policy experts, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, and advocates working at the intersection of nutrition, chronic disease, and public policy. Our mission is to make metabolic health mainstream by advancing and amplifying high-quality nutrition science to drive policy, clinical care, and public awareness.