Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, challenging its food restriction waivers that reduce ...

Four more states have secured federal approval to restrict what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, expanding a growing list of states limiting so-called ...

For decades, unhealthy eating has been framed as a slow problem. Weight gain accumulates gradually. Blood sugar rises quietly. Disease appears after years of excess. The implication is that occasional ...

The head of the Department of Human Services says there are logistical problems with proposals to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for junk food. Research has ...

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A single junk food ad may not sway adults, but the right 15-second health message can. Researchers reveal how ad length and framing shape cravings differently for normal-weight and overweight viewers, ...

Junk food like sodas, potato chips, packaged snacks and processed meats has long been linked to higher risks of diabetes and hypertension. Now, an increasing body of research is also tying ...

Vermonters using food stamps may soon find that “junk food” is no longer on the menu. According to published reports, the Scott administration is seeking a federal waiver that would ban the purchase ...

SNAP junk-food purchase restrictions take effect Feb. 15 in Idaho and Oklahoma and on Feb. 18 in Louisiana. Several other states will also be implementing restrictions in 2026. The new restrictions ...

Major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, courtesy of President Donald Trump and his GOP-controlled Congress, have arrived across the nation. The reforms to the food assistance ...

Florida Atlantic University research links ultra-processed foods to heart issues and says reducing consumption is an urgent public health priority. A vending machine stocked with ultra-processed food.

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