Healthy, Culturally Tailored Meals Reduce Hospital Visits for Heart Disease on Navajo Nation A first-of-its-kind study showed what Indian Country already knows: Food is medicine. Results of a randomized clinical trial…...
Healthy, Culturally Tailored Meals Reduce Hospital Visits for Heart Disease on Navajo NationA first-of-its-kind study showed what Indian Country already knows: Food is medicine. Results of a randomized clinical trial conducted in the Navajo Nation were published earlier this week, revealing that culturally tailored meals led to fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits for Native people with heart failure. The 12-week trial included 206 adults at two Indian Health Service sites on the Navajo Nation and provided participants with healthy meals made with locally sourced, traditional foods.nativenewsonline.net