卫生与公众服务部：全美逾250家医院签署「让医院餐更健康」承诺，减少超加工食品与含糖饮料
美国密歇根州 Grand Rapids——美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）10月26日宣布，全美已有超过250家医院签署「让医院餐更健康」承诺（Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge），承诺提供更有营养的食物、加强营养教育，并让健康饮食成为患者护理中更重要的一部分。HHS 表示，这项倡议推进特朗普总统的「让美国再次健康」议程，把营养与预防置于医疗保健的中心。
卫生与公众服务部长 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 在 Grand Rapids 的 Corewell Health 生活方式与烹饪医学诊所宣布这一里程碑。他说：「医院有责任在患者护理的每一个环节促进健康，包括它们提供的食物。已有超过250家医院正在采取行动，改善患者、员工和社区的营养。我呼吁全美每一家医院都加入进来，签署这项承诺，让健康食物成为医疗保健的标准组成部分。」
这项自愿承诺由部长 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 与医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心（CMS）主任 Dr. Mehmet Oz 于今年7月共同发起，邀请全美医院提供与《美国人膳食指南》相一致的更健康餐食。Dr. Mehmet Oz 说：「食物是医疗保健的一部分，我们为患者提供的食物应当体现这一认识。已有超过250家医院自愿行动起来，让有营养的食物在它们提供的护理中占更大比重——让患者在康复期间有更健康的选择，也让他们带回实用的营养知识。」
据 HHS 介绍，参与医院承诺在临床上适当且可行的范围内，审查并调整其餐饮服务做法，使之与膳食指南相一致。相关建议包括：限制超加工食品和含糖饮料；优先选用加工程度低的蛋白质、蔬菜、水果和全谷物；采用烘烤、烤制和烧烤等烹饪方式，而不是油炸。该承诺还鼓励医院为员工和访客扩大更健康的选择，让患者掌握出院后也能用上的营养知识，并支持社区营养项目。
Corewell Health 总裁兼首席执行官 Tina Freese Decker 说：「作为我们让健康变得更好的承诺的一部分，Corewell Health 支持『让医院餐更健康』承诺，这建立在我们多年来改善患者餐食的工作之上。我们专注于提供全食物、减少糖和钠的用量，并使用更健康的烹饪方法。」
部长当天还发布了一枚表彰签署承诺医院的新徽章，上面写着「致力于卓越医院营养」。HHS 表示，将继续鼓励全美医院加入，并把这些承诺转化为采购、餐食制作和患者教育方面的实际改变；该部同时公布了目前参与该计划的医院完整名单。
HHS: More Than 250 Hospitals Sign Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge to Cut Ultra-Processed Foods and Sugary Drinks
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on October 26 that more than 250 hospitals nationwide have signed the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, committing to serve more nutritious food, strengthen nutrition education, and make healthy eating a greater part of patient care. HHS said the initiative advances President Trump's Make America Healthy Again agenda by putting nutrition and prevention at the center of healthcare.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced the milestone at Corewell Health Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine Practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "Hospitals have a responsibility to promote health in every part of patient care, including the food they serve," Secretary Kennedy said. "More than 250 hospitals are taking action to improve nutrition for their patients, staff, and communities. I am calling on every hospital in America to join them, sign the pledge, and help make healthy food a standard part of health care."
Secretary Kennedy and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz launched the voluntary pledge in July, inviting hospitals nationwide to serve healthier meals that align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. "Food is part of health care, and what we serve patients should reflect that understanding," Dr. Oz said. "More than 250 hospitals are voluntarily stepping up to make nutritious food a greater part of the care they provide—giving patients healthier choices while they recover and practical nutrition knowledge they can take home."
According to HHS, participating hospitals commit to reviewing and aligning their food service practices with the Dietary Guidelines, where clinically appropriate and feasible. Recommendations include limiting ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages; prioritizing minimally processed proteins, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains; and using cooking methods such as baking, roasting, and grilling instead of deep frying. The pledge also encourages hospitals to expand healthier choices for staff and visitors, equip patients with nutrition knowledge they can use after discharge, and support community nutrition programs.
"As part of our commitment to make health better, Corewell Health supports the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, which builds on work we have been doing for years to improve the meals we serve our patients," said Tina Freese Decker, Corewell Health president and CEO. "We are focused on serving whole foods, cutting back on sugar and sodium and using healthier cooking methods."
The Secretary also unveiled a new badge recognizing hospitals that have signed the pledge, bearing the words "Committed to Excellence in Hospital Nutrition." HHS said it will continue encouraging hospitals across the country to join and translate those commitments into practical changes in purchasing, meal preparation, and patient education, and published the full list of hospitals currently participating in the program.
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