Meals

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A portion of the food eaten for the day, usually at regular occasions during the day.

Descriptor ID	D062407
MeSH Number(s)	G07.203.300.590 J02.500.590
Concept/Terms	Meals Meals Meal Mealtimes Mealtimes Meal Times Time, Meal Times, Meal Meal Time Mealtime Dinner Time Dinner Time Dinner Times Time, Dinner Times, Dinner Dinnertime Dinnertimes Dinner Dinner Dinners Supper Suppers

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Meals".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Meals [G07.203.300.590]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Meals [J02.500.590]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	0	2
2014	0	1	1
2015	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	2	2
2020	0	1	1
2022	1	2	3
2024	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2

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Deng S, Hager K, Wang L, Cudhea FP, Wong JB, Kim DD, Mozaffarian D. Estimated Impact Of Medically Tailored Meals On Health Care Use And Expenditures In 50 US States. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):433-442.

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Folta SC, Burch J, Alcusky M, Ash AS, Hager K, Terranova J, Zhang FF, Anyanwu O, Li Z, Mozaffarian D. Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1526564.

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Carroll JE, Emond JA, VanKim N, Bertone-Johnson E, Sturgeon SR. A Latent Class Analysis of Family Eating Behaviors and Home Environment Habits on Preschool-Aged Children's Body Mass Index. Child Obes. 2024 Dec; 20(8):643-652.

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Martyn-Nemeth P, Hayman LL. Dietary Patterns and Meal Timing to Achieve a Healthy Body Weight and Promote Cardiometabolic Health: What Is the Evidence? J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 38(1):3-5.

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Hager K, Cudhea FP, Wong JB, Berkowitz SA, Downer S, Lauren BN, Mozaffarian D. Association of National Expansion of Insurance Coverage of Medically Tailored Meals With Estimated Hospitalizations and Health Care Expenditures in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 10 03; 5(10):e2236898.

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Thomas KS, Dosa DM, Fisher A, Gadbois E, Harrison J, Hilgeman M, Largent EA, Lima J, McAuliff K, McCreedy E, Mills W, Ornstein KA, Shield RR, Barron M, Callaghan S, Clark K, Culak C, Faris V, Frankhauser AE, Huerta S, Krause K, Martinez I, Mayer A, Rodriguez J, Theilheimer L, Truelove W, Wilson I, Gutman R. Home-delivered meals for people with dementia: Which model delays nursing home placement? - Protocol for a feasibility pilot. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 10; 121:106897.

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Bezares N, McClain AC, Tamez M, Rodriguez-Orengo JF, Tucker KL, Mattei J. Consumption of Foods Away from Home Is Associated with Lower Diet Quality Among Adults Living in Puerto Rico. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 01; 123(1):95-108.e10.

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Meier CL, Brady P, Askelson N, Ryan G, Delger P, Scheidel C. What Do Parents Think About School Meals? An Exploratory Study of Rural Middle School Parents' Perceptions. J Sch Nurs. 2022 Jun; 38(3):226-232.

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Blankenship JM, Chipkin SR, Freedson PS, Staudenmayer J, Lyden K, Braun B. Managing free-living hyperglycemia with exercise or interrupted sitting in type 2 diabetes. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 03 01; 126(3):616-625.

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Zhao M, Chiriboga D, Olendzki B, Xie B, Li Y, McGonigal LJ, Maldonado-Contreras A, Ma Y. Substantial Increase in Compliance with Saturated Fatty Acid Intake Recommendations after One Year Following the American Heart Association Diet. Nutrients. 2018 Oct 12; 10(10).

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