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SNAP participation was associated with a 5% lower Alternate Healthy Eating Index.
Practitioners should be aware that SNAP participation may not improve overall diet quality as measured by the Alternate Healthy Eating Index.
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SNAP participation was associated with a 5% lower Alternate Healthy Eating Index (95% CI 1%, 9%).
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Based on the analysis of a large dataset (NHANES).
Source
Dietary Behaviors and Diet Quality of Low‐Income Children in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Cindy W. Leung et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2012
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.631.5
cross-sectional · n=5730
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