Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as "food stamps," are paid to low- and no-income households across the U.S. that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries.

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 ...

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 ...

USDA is working to approve more statewide bans of junk food and ... proposal. “No one who is able-bodied and working, volunteering, or training for 20 hours a week will lose benefits,” Nichols ...

The report, in a major win for the industry, recommends no change in how the government ... s plan to ban the use of SNAP benefits to purchase junk food, the first state to receive a federal ...

DALLAS - The governor of Texas is seeking federal help to prohibit the purchase of junk food using SNAP benefits ... are for food with little to no nutritious value," Gov. Abbott said in his ...

Toss out the junk food, bring back the healthy food plate ... which still contain high sodium and have no benefits; on the contrary, they are non-iodised and might lead to iodine deficiency.

Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the USDA to grant the state a waiver to prevent Texans from using SNAP benefits to buy junk food ...

Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non ... (i.e., ads only featuring branding elements such as logos, but no food or beverage products) or audio advertisements (e.g., podcasts ...