Buffalo Rising
Annual Food As Medicine Symposium
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The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus will host its annual Food As Medicine Symposium on Oct. 15–16, 2026, at the UB Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The two-day program, titled “Strategies for a Unified Approach to Lifestyle Medicine,” will bring together local, national, and international leaders to discuss backyard food production, aging at home, menstrual health, stress and digestion, and other lifestyle-focused topics. Sessions will cover gut health, environmental sustainability, agriculture, soil health, nutrition, and women’s health. Organizers say residents and community organizations can meet clinicians and researchers in person and take home practical steps they can apply at home.
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