New UArizona initiative to help communities harness the power of food as medicine

New UArizona initiative to help communities harness the power of food as medicineThe University of Arizona is working to empower Arizona communities through culinary medicine. Rosemary Brandt Wednesday College of Agriculture and Life SciencesMecklerPhoto-Food1082-small(1).jpg A new UArizona initiative will use culinary medicine to help prevent and manage chronic diseases. Steven MecklerHealthScience and TechnologyAgricultureCollege of Medicine - PhoenixCooperative ExtensionLibraries Media contact(s)Rosemary Brandt College of Agriculture and Life Sciencesrjbrandt@email.arizona.edu520-358-9729Hingle_web.jpg Melanie Hingle, a nutrition scientist, public health researcher and registered dietitian nutritionist in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Millions of Americans are afflicted with food insecurity and diet-related diseases – including heart disease, obesity and diabetes – yet the impact of hunger and chronic disease falls disproportionately on communities of color, people living in rural areas and older adults.A new initiative at the University of Arizona will work to reduce the burden of diet-sensitive disease in vulnerable Arizona communities using culinary medicine — an emerging field that blends the art of cooking with the science of medicine and nutrition to use food to prevent and help manage chronic diseases like diabetes." It ' s an innovative approach that centers nutrition security as a primary driver of health in our communities, " said U...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: research