The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood.How could it be true in the land of plenty, in the midst of an obesity epidemic, skeptics wondered.Surprisingly, many statisticians and policy analysts say …
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