Food stamps could help US trim obesity epidemicNew ScientistListen to some of the political rhetoric, and you would imagine that the cost of feeding nearly 48 million food-stamp recipients is dragging the US economy into the mire. In fact, research by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggests that SNAP … More: continued here

House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years. More: continued here

MiamiHerald.com House Republicans to push $40 billion cut to food stamp programReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republicans plan to propose a $40 billion cut to the nation's food stamp program, the head of the House Agriculture Committee said on Thursday, doubling the number of cuts previously sought by conservatives. Committee …GOP prepares bill to cut food stamps…

NBC Connecticut Market Owner Used Food Stamps to Stock StoreNBC ConnecticutThe state of Connecticut is suing a Bridgeport grocery and convenience store owner accused of using hundreds of food stamp accounts to buy hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of energy drinks, candy bars, beef jerky and other products that he sold …State: Grocer used…

Let them eat nothingThe Economist (blog)The fate of food stamps rests with that of the farm bill, which remains stalled in Congress. It is telling that many on the left and the right are content to grant farmers generous and expanded crop insurance. Welfare, when it is corporate, doesn't … More: continued here

The US's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program feeds nearly 48 million people, but may soon suffer deep cuts. Will a big research opportunity be missed?         More: continued here