Food Is Medicine for Patients With Heart Failure

This study will look at the effects of providing medically tailored meals (MTMs) to people with heart disease for twelve weeks. The primary outcome of the study is the quality of the diet being consumed in week 12 of the study, as determined by the "Healthy Eating Index."

This study will look at the effects of providing medically tailored meals (MTMs) to people with heart disease for twelve weeks. Sixty adults with heart failure will be recruited from the San Diego and San Francisco Bay Area of California. They will be randomly assigned to two groups: 1) a group that receives 15 "medically tailored meals" plus snacks each week for 12 weeks, 2) a group that receives 14 "medically tailored meals" each week for 12 weeks. The primary outcome of the study is the quality of the diet being consumed in week 12 of the study, as determined by the "Healthy Eating Index". Many other secondary outcomes will be assessed including both qualitative factors (e.g., satisfaction, preferences, adherence) and quantitative clinically measures (e.g., blood cholesterol, blood pressure, weight).