A FRESH approach: Nutrition researcher partners with community organizations to tackle diet-related disease and food insecurity

Managing diet-sensitive diseases like type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure can be challenging under the best of circumstances. For individuals experiencing food insecurity, it can feel nearly impossible. The Food and Resources Expanded to Support Health (FRESH) project - an ongoing research collaboration between the University of Arizona School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness (SNSW), El Rio Health and the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona - hopes to change that. 

The FRESH project combines culinary medicine and community-based healthcare to provide medically tailored food boxes and educational support to food insecure individuals who have or are at risk of developing diet-related disease. According to lead researcher and SNSW professor Melanie Hingle, PhD, MPH, RDN, a cancer center member, the project builds on existing efforts by all three organizations, allowing them to share their resources and expertise.

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