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Switching food stamp subsidies from sweetened drinks to fruits, vegetables can …The Denver ChannelProhibiting the use of federal food stamps to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages and subsidizing the purchase of fruits and vegetables with the coupons would improve nutrition, foster weight loss and drive down rates of Type 2 diabetes among …

WGNO Should Food Stamps be Used to Buy Soda? Study Says NoWGNOWASHINGTON (CNNMoney) – Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting …

CNNMoney (press release) Food stamp soda ban can save 141000 children from obesityCNNMoney (press release)Basu started the study to explore criticism that the federal food stamp program, officially called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), subsidizes the purchase of sugary drinks that offer no nutritional value. 1 in 5 rely on …

Should you be allowed to buy soda with food stamps?wtvr.comWASHINGTON – Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting fat and another …

Study shows banning soda purchases using food stamps would reduce obesity …Scope (blog)Nutrition researchers and some politicians have advocated for a ban on buying sugar-sweetened drinks with food stamps but the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the program, is under tremendous pressure from beverage company lobbyists to keep … More: …

whotv.com FOOD STAMPS: Banning Pop Could Cut Obesitywhotv.com(CNNMoney) — Banning soda and other sugary drinks from food stamps would lead to significant drops in obesity and diabetes rates among the poor, according to a new study. It would prevent at least 141,000 kids from getting fat and another 240,000 …Study: …

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Slate Magazine De Blasio's Terrible Plan to Reduce Work Requirements for Recipients of Public …Slate MagazineAnti-poverty programs like food stamps, Medicaid, and housing vouchers would all be thrown on a bonfire, to be replaced by cold hard cash. No more handholding, say conservatives and libertarians who favor a basic income. …

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