Moving Beyond the Debate Over Restricting Sugary Drinks in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Moving Beyond the Debate Over Restricting Sugary Drinks in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
To address the dual problem of food insecurity and poor nutrition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has recently revised the nutrition standards for nearly all of its federal food programs to align with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. One notable exception is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Policy proposals to restrict SNAP benefits based on nutrition quality (e.g....
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0749-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.022