Strengthening WIC to improve health: A prescription for change

We’ve all been told to eat more fruits and vegetables. But did you know that diets that are too low in produce are linked to cancerdiabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease? Or that these conditions have become risk factors for severe illness and mortality from COVID-19? Or that, for children, an unhealthy diet can lead to problems in cognitive, language and behavioral development? Despite being a key driver of both health outcomes and health care costs, access to nutritious foods remains out of reach for many families.