An Apple A Day? Healthy Food Prescriptions Could Save Millions From Heart Disease Unlisted Video

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A new study says that if the federal government prescribed healthy foods, it could save millions of dollars and lives.
Researchers say an incentive plan that covered fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts/seeds, seafood and plant-based oils would decrease heart disease by 3.28 billion people.
We found that..healthy food prescriptions -- could be as or more cost-effective as other common interventions, such as preventative drug treatments for hypertension or high cholesterol.

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