$2.5 billion has been committed by a group of investors to entrepreneurs aiming to end hunger and promote health via food. A new group of investors, including venture capital companies, said that over the next three years, they would spend $2.5 billion in creative strategies to boost health by lowering the cost and increasing access to nutrient-dense food. Startups are investigating a variety of options, including diets created to treat certain diseases and technologies to find substances in nature that improve human health. Scientists and investors emphasised that because these strategies are novel, more clinical research needs to be done to validate them before it can be argued that medically-designed meals can significantly improve healthcare.
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