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78% of respondents agreed that sugar-sweetened beverages should not be eligible for purchases with SNAP benefits.
Advocacy for policy changes to restrict unhealthy food options in SNAP could be supported by this consensus.
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Many respondents (78%) agreed that sugar‐sweetened beverages should not be eligible for purchases with SNAP benefits.
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Based on a survey of stakeholder opinions.
Source
Strategies to Improve the Dietary Quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Beneficiaries: An Assessment of Stakeholder Opinions
Cindy W. Leung et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2013
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.232.7
cross-sectional · n=522Cited 2×
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