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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Nutrition Information: Can It Improve the Diets of Low-Income Households?
Guthrie, Joanne F.; Variyam, Jayachandran N. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
, diet quality, and health of program participants. This brief discusses the FSNE program, how it operates, and how it has …
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--How Can We Tell If We Are Making a Difference? ERS Efforts To Improve Evaluation of Nutrition Outcomes
Frazao, Elizabeth; Guthrie, Joanne F.; Smallwood, David M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
Currently, the effects of the Food Stamp Program on the food choices and diet quality of participants are the subject … of much debate. Improved evaluation of the nutrition and health effects of the program would be of use to program and … assessment methods. This brief describes current ERS activities to address these problems and improve evaluation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519042
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--Higher Cost of Food in Some Areas May Affect Food Stamp Households' Ability To Make Healthy Food Choices
Nord, Mark; Hopwood, Heather - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
The cost of “enough food,” estimated from the amount that low- and medium-income households in a geographic area report needing to spend to just meet their food needs, differs substantially across States and among metropolitan areas. In areas with high food costs, many food-stamp recipients...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519021
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar: Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food
Leibtag, Ephraim S. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
Significant regional differences in food prices affect how far food stamp benefits can go toward enhancing the diet of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519025
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-How Do Low-Income Households Respond to Food Prices
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Guthrie, Joanne F. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
purchases of particular foods, using examples drawn from previous ERS research. Implications of the findings for the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519029
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective
Guthrie, Joanne F.; Andrews, Margaret S.; Frazao, Elizabeth - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
choices and health outcomes remains a challenge. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509150
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households: Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food...
Frazao, Elizabeth; Andrews, Margaret S.; Smallwood, David M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
The Food Stamp Program provides benefits that low-income households can use to purchase food in grocery stores. The rise in obesity has raised the question of whether food stamp participants would purchase more healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, if food stamp benefits were higher....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509151
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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspectives--Overview: Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices?
Guthrie, Joanne F.; Lin, Biing-Hwan; Ver Ploeg, Michele; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
economic well-being of low-income households. Now, as Americans struggle with obesity and other diet-related health problems …, there is interest in whether the program can be more effective in encouraging participants to make healthy food choices. ERS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519026
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Behavioral Economic Concepts To Encourage Healthy Eating in School Cafeterias: Experiments and Lessons From College Students
Just, David R.; Wansink, Brian; Mancino, Lisa; Guthrie, … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2008
Changing small factors that influence consumer choice may lead to healthier eating within controlled settings, such as school cafeterias. This report describes a behavioral experiment in a college cafeteria to assess the effects of various payment options and menu selection methods on food...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474553
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The Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2006 Annual Report
Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006
Federal expenditures for USDA’s food assistance programs totaled almost $53 billion in fiscal 2006, a 4-percent … of USDA's total expenditures for food assistance. This report uses preliminary data from the Food and Nutrition Service … to examine trends in the programs at the through fiscal 2006. It also discusses a recent ERS study that examined income …
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