Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson

As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

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October 8, 2010 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , ,

Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson

As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…

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Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson

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