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- Title
Support for Policies to Improve the Nutritional Impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in California.
- Authors
Leung, Cindy W.; Ryan-Ibarra, Suzanne; Linares, Amanda; Induni, Marta; Sugerman, Sharon; Long, Michael W.; Rimm, Eric B.; Willett, Walter C.
- Abstract
The article discusses research regarding the support for policies to strengthen the nutritional impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve the health of low-income families in California. Topics include the benefits of monetary incentives for fruits and vegetables, restricting purchases of sugary beverages, and providing more total benefits, and the cost-effectiveness and impact of SNAP to reduce diet-related disease in low-income populations.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CALIFORNIA; SUPPLEMENTAL Nutrition Assistance Program (U.S.); POOR people; NUTRITIONAL value; FOOD relief; HEALTH; NUTRITION; CONFIDENCE intervals; NATURAL foods; NUTRITION education; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2015, Vol 105, Issue 8, p1576
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2015.302672