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The new system generally gives higher scores to fruits, vegetables and minimally processed foods. RapidEye/iStock via Getty Images Plus

January 24, 2023

Parsing which foods are healthy and which are less so isn’t always straightforward – a new rating system aims to demystify the process

Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University; Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Tufts University; Paul F. Jacques, Tufts University, and Renata Micha, Tufts University

The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful ingredients. People who ate better-scoring foods had better overall health.

Policymakers are responding to a growing recognition of food as medicine. udra11/Shutterstock.com

January 18, 2019

Food is medicine: How US policy is shifting toward nutrition for better health

Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University; Jerold Mande, Tufts University, and Renata Micha, Tufts University

Diet-related illnesses cost more than US$1 trillion and immeasurable human suffering and pain. Policymakers are beginning to understand that it makes sense to support food-as-medicine initiatives.

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