# Buffalo study finds higher food-prescription use with home delivery > The University at Buffalo described a 12-week randomised study on 15 October involving 67 adults over 65 who experienced food insecurity. Redemption, defined as preparing and consuming the produce, reached 89.2% in groups receiving fresh produce or meal kits at home, compared with 28.3% in the voucher-and-market control group. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Health - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-16T10:36:23+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-16T10:36:23+00:00 - Source review period: 2026-10-16 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026.md) *The source does not state the event date; the period shown is the source review period.* The study appeared in Frontiers in Public Health in September. Its findings concern food-prescription use in a small sample, not an equivalent reduction in disease. Corresponding author Lucia Leone co-founded delivery provider FreshFix; adding meal kits did not further improve produce use. ## Data ### Food-prescription redemption in the study 12 weeks, Buffalo, adults over 65 Methodology: Source-defined preparation and consumption of produce. Group rates from a 67-person study, not population rates or disease reduction. Announcement date used because trial dates are unspecified. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Home-delivery groups | 89.2 | % | 2026-10-15 | observed | | Voucher-and-market control group | 28.3 | % | 2026-10-15 | observed | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/buffalo-food-prescription-home-delivery-randomised-study-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [University at Buffalo]() (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)