Examining Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Outcomes of Produce Prescription (PPR) Programs: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Outcomes from produce prescription (PPR) programs, an exemplar of a Food is Medicine intervention, have not been synthesized. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to examine the impact of PPR programs on food security, fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and/or cardiovascular risk factors (HbA1c, blood pressure, and blood lipids).

Design

Searches were conducted across three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science). Eligible studies were published between August 2012 and April 2023, conducted in the US in child/family, or adult populations, written in English and had a PPR program as an exposure.

Outcomes variables measured

Food security, FV intake, and/or cardiovascular risk factors.

Results

Twenty studies ranging from a d

SUBMITTER: Harper Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560556 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature