Diabetes Prescription Program Targets Nutrition

In a study released this month by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a startling finding was reported: one in five hospitalizations involved patients with diabetes. As one way to tackle this ongoing epidemic, a new pilot was unveiled last week in Chicago that calls for adult diabetic patients to receive a different kind of prescription from their physicians—one for fresh, healthy foods sold through a local well-known retailer.

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