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What's on the menu matters in health care for diverse patients

  • Written by Minakshi Raj, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
What's on the menu matters in health care for diverse patientsFamily members often take on the burden of preparing and delivering meals to their relatives.SoumenNath/E+ via Getty Images

Food is a powerful part of community and medicine. It has the potential to build connections, elicit nostalgia, spark joy, mark celebration and promote healing.

It also plays a role in determining whether the health care system...

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