Live at ViVE S2 E20: How Instacart is Helping Revolutionize the Concept of Food as Medicine with Sarah Mastrorocco
We've long known food is medicine.
Food prescriptions have the potential to become part of medical treatment, but what's long been the challenge is incorporating food as medicine into medical practice while making healthy food accessible and affordable to all in order to reduce chronic disease and promote positive long-term health.
So how can we take this concept to the next level?
Sarah Mastrorocco is the Vice President and General Manager of Instacart Health, supporting nutrition security through making healthier choices more accessible and utilizing food as medicine for businesses, nonprofits, and consumers. Instacart is a leading grocery e-commerce platform in the US and Canada, covering 95% of US households, and offering EBT SNAP in over 10,000 locations to give access to healthy food.
On this episode of Live at ViVE, Sarah joins hosts Dr. Gautam Gulati and Dr. Jessica Shepherd to discuss Instacart Health's partnership with the healthcare industry and their vision to move forward the concept of food as medicine.
Sarah discusses the need for research on food formulas for specific conditions, the potential for food prescriptions to become part of medical treatment, and the potential impact on chronic diseases.
Listen in as Sarah shares Instacart’s vision to integrate nutrition management into healthcare by advising customers to make healthier choices through health tags, meal plans, and partnerships with the healthcare community to make healthy options more affordable to promote positive long-term health outcomes.
Topics Covered
- How Instacart is using its platform to improve food access and nutrition
- The concept of food as medicine and its potential impact on chronic diseases
- The role of healthcare professionals in promoting nutrition and healthy eating habits
- Instacart's collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital to encourage healthier eating among children
- The potential for using food prescriptions as a form of medical treatment
- The role of women in promoting healthy eating habits at home
- The importance of measuring the impact of food on health outcomes
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