Unhappy meals? Majority of very young children in California eat fast food at least once per week

A surprisingly large percentage of very young children in California, including 70 percent of Latino children, eat fast food regularly, according to a new policy brief.

Pediatricians Find Increase In SNAP Benefits Associated With Healthier Children

Pediatric researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with Children’s HealthWatch investigators in Boston, Minneapolis, Little Rock, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, have found that higher benefit amounts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) protected the health and well-being of very young, low-income children duri…