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A diet regimen designed to address specific nutritional, physiological and/or medical goals.

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The Mediterranean Diet: The Power of Food

Charissa Lim, Alexa Hosey, Farah Tadros, Madison Woodard, and Jeanette Andrade

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. Published by Nutrition and Food Systems

Food as Medicine: Can nutrition be a prescription?

Andrea Krenek, Anne Mathews, and Wendy Dahl

Diet and lifestyle behaviors can affect health status and the development of disease. The importance of nutrition in healthcare is especially relevant as one in five deaths globally can be connected to poor diet. Food can be an integral part of preventing, managing, and treating disease through personalized nutrition, medically tailored meals and groceries, produce prescription programs, and culinary medicine. This publication dives into how nutrients connect to disease and uses of Food as Medicine as an overview for general learners.

COVID-19 and Nutrition

Farah Tadros, Susannah Folsom, andJeanette Andrade

The purpose of this new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department is to discuss remaining hydrated, foods to consume, and programs and resources that are available as one battles and recovers from COVID. Written by Farah Tadros, Susannah Folsom, and Jeanette Andrade.