HHS' healthy food agenda puts hospitals on notice about patients' meals

medicalxpress - Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante.

AI Summary: The Department of Health and Human Services is tightening standards for patient meals, signaling hospitals must redesign menus, monitor nutrition policies and prepare for compliance reviews. Facilities face operational and financial pressures to meet healthier food requirements, prompting early planning across dietary services as regulators move from suggestions to enforceable expectations.

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