Cost isn’t the only barrier to a healthy diet. Taste is, too, writes Marc Siegel — and efforts to improve what America eats ...

About 23% of food stamp dollars go to purchase items like soda, candy, desserts and salty snacks. That contributes to higher obesity rates.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits help keep tens of millions of people across the country from going ...

SNAP benefits—commonly known as "food stamps"—are administered nationwide to low- and no-income households that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries. In 2023, the program served an average of ...

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The “ Tennessee Health SNAP Act ” would require the Department of Human Resources to submit a request for a waiver from the ...

The Tennessee House is expected to discuss and possibly vote on a bill that would place limits on buying junk food using SNAP ...

The Dutch government is pushing to restrict marketing of unhealthy snacks and drinks to children by tightening regulations on ...

candy and other items. Rep. Josh Breechan, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act. “If someone wants to buy junk food on their own dime, that’s up to them,” he said.

− are a major way Americans buy junk food, such as soda and candy. These foods are proven to contribute to obesity and a slew of related health problems in children and adults. That means ...