Tag: Cardiovascular Disease

Prescribing Vegetables, Not Pills To Combat Obesity In The Bronx – NY Times

What happens when you prescribe fruits, veggies and all sorts of produce to Bronxites who are overweight instead of pills? They lose weight. At least that’s what one innovative program is showing right here in The Bronx at Lincoln Hospital — one of four city hospitals to participate in the $15 million, 5 year program funded by a grant from the Tisch Fund.