The Prado Journal
Advancing the future of food as healthcare through practical applications, science and clinical evidence.
Clinical Evidence
What “dose” drives outcomes
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Heart Failure Care at Home: What Medically Tailored Meals Really Deliver
Systematic review shows MTMs may reduce HF readmissions and improve nutrition—what clinicians should do now.
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Produce Prescriptions That Pay for Themselves?
Food-as-Medicine improves diet and food security; clinical results vary—here’s what to prescribe now.
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Early Trial Shows Promise for Medically Tailored Meals in Type 2 Diabetes
A 2024 pilot shows medically tailored meals + counseling improve food security and engagement in T2D patients.
Read moreReady to Bring Nutrition-Based Remission to Your Practice?
See how you can integrate medically tailored meal plans — including both meal replacement and low-carb programs — directly into your care model, while enabling patients to use HSA/FSA funds and reducing their out-of-pocket cost.
Recent Blogs
Starting Young: Produce Prescriptions Show Promise for Kids
A 2024 Nature scoping review synthesizes U.S. pediatric produce prescription programs: early gains in diet quality and food security, with gaps in scale, reimbursement, and clinical outcomes.
Read articleInside the Kitchen: What Really Drives MTM Success in Heart Failure Care
A 2025 JAHA implementation study reveals what enables and blocks medically tailored meals in acute heart failure: workflow integration, RD champions, payer clarity—and the logistics hurdles to fix.
Read articleHeart Failure Care at Home: What Medically Tailored Meals Really Deliver
Systematic review shows MTMs may reduce HF readmissions and improve nutrition—what clinicians should do now.
Read articleProduce Prescriptions That Pay for Themselves?
Food-as-Medicine improves diet and food security; clinical results vary—here’s what to prescribe now.
Read articleEarly Trial Shows Promise for Medically Tailored Meals in Type 2 Diabetes
A 2024 pilot shows medically tailored meals + counseling improve food security and engagement in T2D patients.
Read articleEvidence Check: What 14 Randomized Trials Really Say About “Food as Medicine”
14 U.S. trials show Food-as-Medicine—what works, what’s promising, and prescribing guidance.
Read articleCan Food Improve Cancer Care? New Data on Medically Tailored Meals
Oncology studies: medically tailored meals may support nutrition, adherence, and reduce unplanned care.
Read articleAcross 49 States, Medically Tailored Meals Could Save Millions: State-Level Modeling
Health Affairs: MTMs could save costs in nearly every state—implications for physicians, payers, and policymakers.
Read articleDoes Meal “Dose” Matter in Heart Failure? The MEDIMEALS Trial (7 vs 21 Meals/Week)
Post-discharge heart failure trial: MTMs improve nutrition, diet adherence, and sarcopenia risk—7 vs 21 meals/week similar.
Read articleBeyond GLP-1s: How Food-as-Medicine Can Improve Outcomes and Bend the Cost Curve
GLP-1s deliver strong outcomes, but high costs; pairing with MTMs can sustain results, improve adherence, and control spend.
Read articleReady to Ready to start your food as medicine business? your Food Business?
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