As South Africa marks National Child Protection Week from 29 May to 5 June, the Healthy Living Alliance (HEALA), urging the ...

The national push to limit junk food purchases on SNAP ... modifications to SNAP’s allowable food categories. If approved, SNAP benefits would no longer cover the purchase of soda, energy ...

Greg Abbott is calling on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to forbid purchases of unhealthy foods under SNAP benefits ... are for food with little to no nutritious value ...

and removing child-targeted packaging such as cartoons. “The results show that Australians are concerned about the current situation when it comes to junk food advertising in Australia—and ...

That can surprise no one because ... Rachidi: If SNAP benefits and cash are fungible, where’s the coercion? Zycher: True. And I never argued that excluding junk food from SNAP by itself is ...

holds no credibility. Further elaborating on the many health benefits of eating potatoes, the health influencer said in the video, “Potatoes are shockingly healthy. They are, in themselves ...

Governors in four states are asking the federal government for waivers allowing them to prevent SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase what one governor calls “taxpayer-funded junk food ...

and protein and prohibit using SNAP for junk food.” Lower-income Americans who receive the benefits could still purchase those snacks and beverages, just with their own cash, not the government ...

“Banning soft drinks and candy from food stamps ... SNAP benefits." If Arkansas's plan is approved, it would take effect in July 2026 and would remove sodas (including low and no-calorie sodas ...

Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins have expressed support for restricting SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda and other “junk food.” In a private White ...

It would tack on soft drinks, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts to the list of foods excluded from SNAP benefits. “If someone wants to buy junk ... no clear standards for defining food ...

praised the move by the Texas Senate in a news release as a way to keep people from using food stamps to buy soda, candy, or other “ultra-processed products with no nutritional value.” ...