Quality of diet still poor for SNAP participants
A new study finds persistent nutritional disparities within the food choices of those receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) compared to those not receiving SNAP assistance.
June 15, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, assistance-under, diet, finds-persistent, food, food-choices, new-study, nutrition-assistance, on call diets, snap, supplemental, under-the-supplemental
Death risk may be higher for participants of U.S. food assistance program
A new study finds that subjects who are a part of the federal food assistance program SNAP may be at a much higher risk of death than nonparticipants.
January 21, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: federal, food-assistance, much-higher, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, risk, snap, the-federal
Strong nutrition education can lead to healthier food choices among low-income families
Well-designed nutrition education programs can lead to healthier food choices among low-income families who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a study.
December 9, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, diet, low-income-families, nutrition-assistance, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, snap, supplemental
Study: federal nutrition program fails to improve dietary quality
The largest US federal nutrition program, called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP – does not do enough to provide recipients with food security or the nutritional content that they need. This is according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
November 15, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, called-the-supplemental, diet, federal-nutrition, journal, nutrition, nutritional, provide-recipients, snap, study-published, supplemental, the-nutritional
