Researchers advocate leveraging nutrition-based interventions to support and complement conventional medical treatment, in a review article. They underscore this will require a shift to producing more health-promoting foods, such as whole foods, minimally processed foods, and some processed foods. The authors stress that the food processing industry and supply chains must adapt to these new scenarios. They note that food supply chains, production, and processing techniques are essential to enable the use of food as part of someone’s health plan to prevent or help treat acute and chronic health conditions and diseases.
