{
  "abstract": "The phrase ‘food is medicine’ has long been used to describe the numerous health benefits conferred by dietary modifications such as the well-known Mediterranean diet, which has been demonstrated to have cardiovascular benefits. 1 Further research has specifically examined the effects of plant-based diets on human health, with similar findings suggesting a reduction of cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and even total mortality.2 Accordingly, the newest edition of Canada’s Food Guide heavily emphasises adoption of plant-based diets.3 Yet, we are now beginning to understand that the phrase ‘food is medicine’ may apply to our planet just as much as it does to human health.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Fiona Parascandalo"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Iliya Khakban"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Casey Qian"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada",
        "Hamilton Family Healh Team, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Elizaveta Zvereva"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nourish, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Amy Ford"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Medicine, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Russell de Souza"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada"
      ],
      "name": "Myles Sergeant"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Four pillars of sustainable food services in healthcare: a practical approach for healthcare leadership",
  "uid": "74536994-86b5-5da6-838b-8f73ba7f0b8b"
}