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    Food is Medicine

    Research & Projects

    Learn more about the latest Food is Medicine research.

    Working Together for Positive Change

    In addition to many externally funded projects, UF/IFAS is accelerating Food is Medicine work by providing seed funding for collaborative projects across UF. Through PLANTMED (UF/IFAS Projects Linking Agriculture, Nutrition, and Therapeutic Medicine for Every Diet), six projects received a total of $349,250 to advance innovative work in areas including diabetes, cardiometabolic health, family well-being, and Parkinson’s disease treatment.

    • Explore the PLANTMED Seed Funded Projects

    Building on this work, efforts to develop larger-scale collaborations that bring together cross-university teams and community partners to advance Food is Medicine research, Extension, and impact are now underway.

    The latest in FiM at UF/IFAS

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