June 23, 2025- Late-breaking research presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions showed that Abbott’s Healthy Food Rx “food is medicine” program helped people living with diabetes to eat better and feel healthier, with participants reporting improved diet quality and health status.
This study is one of the few randomized controlled clinical trials examining the impact of food is medicine programs. Conducted by the Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition (PHI CWN), this clinical trial assessed the impact of Abbott’s Healthy Food Rx in a highly food insecure, low-income, community-based setting of 364 people living with diabetes over a six-month period. The Healthy Food Rx program provides home-delivered, meal-based healthy food boxes accompanied by nutrition education to help address diabetes.