Fresh food for all: study tests Half-Price produce boxes to fight cancer risk
NCT ID NCT07039630
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether delivering half-price produce boxes, with or without nutrition education, can help low-income families eat better and feel more food secure. Researchers will enroll 50 adults in Western New York who struggle to afford healthy food. The goal is to see if this approach can improve diet quality and reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Food Assistance Programs (half-price produce boxes) and nutritional education materials
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, community-based way to improve diet quality and reduce food insecurity in low-income households, potentially lowering cancer risk.
What could go wrong
This is a small, suspended early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so lasting change is hard to guarantee.
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States