ARLINGTON, Va. – FMI—The Food Industry Association, wants to make food retailers aware of new resources on Food as Medicine from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.

The concept of “Food as Medicine” is based on connecting the science of food and nutrition to health. Making this connection in food retail can be highly effective with slight behavior change that can ultimately enhance shopping, cooking and overall eating patterns. The food retail setting provides unique opportunity for registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) to help improve public health by literally meeting customers in the aisles (or perhaps on the grocery store website) as they navigate food choices and make shopping decisions on a regular basis.

The Food as Medicine Retail Nutrition Landscape white paper provides background information to include program models and implications within health and well-being platforms and framework for building successful programs. In addition, the website www.eatrightfoundation.org/foodasmedicine is home to several supportive resources on Food as Medicine.

Learn more about this new resource in the Voice of The Food Industry blog post Food as Medicine in Food Retail, Where the Rubber Meets the Road.