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70% of respondents disagreed that current SNAP benefit levels were adequate to maintain a healthy diet.
Practitioners should consider advocating for increased SNAP benefits to support healthier diets.
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Many respondents (70 %) also disagreed that current SNAP benefit levels were adequate to maintain a healthy diet.
Why this rating
Based on the survey of 522 stakeholders.
Source
Strategies to improve the dietary quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries: an assessment of stakeholder opinions
Susan J. Blumenthal et al. · Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) · 2013
cross-sectional · n=522
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