Can free groceries and cooking classes stop diabetes before it starts?
NCT ID NCT07509502
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study will test whether providing Mediterranean diet groceries plus virtual nutrition classes helps overweight adults at risk for type 2 diabetes improve their diet and lose weight. Forty participants in the US South will be randomly assigned to receive either weekly grocery deliveries alone or groceries plus weekly online cooking classes for 4 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in diet quality and body weight to see which group does better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mediterranean diet groceries and virtual nutrition classes
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical, scalable way to reduce type 2 diabetes risk through diet and education.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (40 people) with no control group for the grocery-only arm, so results may not apply widely. The intervention lasts only 4 weeks, so long-term effects are unknown.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States
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