Why the study?
Produce Prescription Programs aimed to improve diabetes care by promoting healthier diets, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving perceived health among patients with diabetes or prediabetes.
Do Produce Prescription Programs improve diet quality and food security in patients with diabetes or prediabetes?
Population
327 patients with diabetes or prediabetes who completed post surveys and received 10 or more produce boxes
Comparison
Produce prescription programs (pre vs post)
Design
Quantitative pre/post survey program evaluation
Follow-up
Average of six months
Key result
Produce Prescription Programs significantly increased fruit and vegetable intake from 2.72 to 2.94 cups per day (p<0.01) and improved food and nutrition security in patients with diabetes.
Authors
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May support produce prescriptions for diet quality in diabetes; leaves open need for RCTs on clinical outcomes.
Observational (n=327)
Yes
Do Produce Prescription Programs improve diet quality and food security in patients with diabetes or prediabetes?
Absolute Event Rate: 2.94% vs 2.72%
p-value: p=<0.01
Produce prescription programs significantly improve fruit and vegetable intake, food security, and self-reported health in patients with diabetes or prediabetes.
Leyva et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Diabetes or prediabetes (n=327). Produce Prescription Programs (GroceryRx and VeggieRx) vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Fruit and vegetable intake (cups per day) (p=<0.01). Produce Prescription Programs significantly increased fruit and vegetable intake from 2.72 to 2.94 cups per day (p<0.01) and improved food and nutrition security in patients with diabetes.