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A ban on SNAP purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages would significantly reduce obesity prevalence and type 2 diabetes incidence.
Lawmakers should consider implementing a ban on sugar-sweetened beverages in SNAP to combat obesity and diabetes.
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We found that a ban on SNAP purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages would be expected to significantly reduce obesity prevalence and type 2 diabetes incidence.
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Based on the use of nationally representative data and models.
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Ending SNAP Subsidies For Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Could Reduce Obesity And Type 2 Diabetes
Sanjay Basu et al. · Health Affairs · 2014
DOI 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1246
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