Obesity Prevention in the Supermarket—Choice Architecture and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Shopping pattern and food purchase differences among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households and Non-supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households in the United States

•SNAP households are influenced by proximity to stores in predicting store choice.•Store choice among SNAP households predicted beverage purchases.•SNAP households are more likely to purchase sugar-sweetened beverages at supercenters and convenience stores.

Supplemental nutrition assistance program participation and child food security.

OBJECTIVE This article investigates the association between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and child food security by using data from the largest national survey of the food security of SNAP participants to date. METHODS The analysis used a survey of nearly 3000 households with children and a quasi-experimental research design that consisted of 2 sets of compar...

The Impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Acculturation on Obesity among Adult Immigrant Groups in the United States

Policy Considerations for Improving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Making a Case for Decreasing the Burden of Obesity

The epidemic of overweight and obesity and its multiple causes have captured the attention of researchers, program administrators, politicians, and the public alike. Recently, a number of stakeholder groups have started investigating the role that food and nutrition assistance programs may play in the etiology of the problem and in identifying possible solutions. As a result, policy changes hav...

Strengthening the Connection Between the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Farmer’s Markets

Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) programs incentivize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase more fruits and vegetables. The Washington State Department of Health developed these maps of the state to 1) assess the geographic distribution of farmer’s markets with FINI programs in relation to areas with high SNAP populations (>20% of households partici...