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Trial reportDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Feasibility and Effects of a Produce Prescription Program (PRx) in People With Type 2 Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial.

Carmen A W Dietvorst, Zuzanna Zielinska, Raief Ahmadkhan, Robin P Peeters, Manuel Castro Cabezas, Kirsten A Berk

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6 authors.

Carmen A W DietvorstDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Dietetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3936-0411
Zuzanna ZielinskaStichting HarvestCare, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Raief AhmadkhanErasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Robin P PeetersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Manuel Castro CabezasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Franciscus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Kirsten A BerkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Dietetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Funding

Erasmus MC starting grant (2023)Rotterdam De Boer OpStichting De Verre BergenStichting Goeie Grutten
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsFinancial constraints often limit healthy eating among individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and lower socioeconomic status (SES). Produce Prescription Programs (PRx), which provide financial support for healthy foods, have shown promise in the United States but remain understudied in Europe. This study assessed the feasibility of a 3-month PRx intervention among adults with T2D and low SES, and explored its potential effects on dietary intake, metabolic outcomes and quality of life. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this 3-month RCT, conducted in primary care in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, adults with T2D, BMI > 25 kg/m

resultsSeventy-seven individuals were screened and 35 participants (57.3 ± 11.8 years; 74% female; BMI 32.6 ± 6.0 kg/m

conclusionsThis pilot RCT demonstrates that a 3-month PRx intervention providing plant-based food boxes is feasible and acceptable among adults with T2D and low SES. As the first European RCT evaluating a PRx intervention in this population, it provides preliminary evidence of potential benefits for dietary, anthropometric and quality of life outcomes, warranting further investigation in adequately powered trials.

trial registrationOMON: NL-OMON57037; 8 October 2024.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, HealthyAgedDiet, MediterraneanDiet, Plant-BasedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLow Socioeconomic StatusMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsPilot ProjectsQuality of Lifedietary interventionfeasibilityfood insecurityfood prescription programglycaemic controllow socioeconomic statusproduce prescription programType 2 diabetes

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PMID42575850
PMCPMC13646382

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