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An eight-month program providing medically tailored meals improved diet quality and access to healthy food for adults with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It also enhanced cardiometabolic health (heart, blood vessels and metabolism) by lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, according to new, independent preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2026, held Nov. 6–9 in Chicago.

The research also found that gradually reducing the number of meals that participants received each month did not decrease the initiative's health benefits when complemented with a heart health curriculum focused on healthy eating at home.

Overall, the findings suggest that expanding access to programs that provide medically tailored meals for people with chronic health conditions could help to prevent the worsening of their health.

Usually, food is medicine interventions have focused on people with advanced or terminal conditions. This study suggests earlier introduction of such programs and a focus on preventing the progression of cardiometabolic diseases could be more impactful, researchers said.

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