Can meals be medication? And different questions on a brand new push

WASHINGTON — After almost forty years of obscurity, the “meals is medication” motion is having a second.

A number of federal companies are engaged on meals is medication tasks, main organizations have pledged a whole bunch of hundreds of thousands in analysis funding, and billions extra are being invested in food-focused startups. Even the White Home has publicly introduced its assist for the motion, which focuses on the usage of wholesome meals as a medical intervention for sure persistent and diet-related ailments.