Note the article in Amber Waves:
What Role Do Food and Beverage Prices Have in Childhood Obesity?
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June12/Findings/ChildObesity.htm



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SNAP BENEFITS ALLEVIATE THE INTENSITY AND INCIDENCE OF POVERTY

Including SNAP benefits in the calculation of a family’s resources provides a more accurate view of how SNAP raises the disposable income of recipients and improves the welfare of low-income families. The antipoverty effect of SNAP was particularly strong for children; in 2009, ERS researchers found that SNAP benefits reduced the depth of child poverty by 20.9 percent and the severity of child poverty by 27.5 percent.

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AMBER WAVES, VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2

Amber Waves presents the broad scope of ERS’s research and analysis. The magazine covers the economics of agriculture, food and nutrition, the food industry, trade, rural America, and farm-related environmental topics. Available on the Internet, Amber Waves is issued four times a year (March, June, September, and December).

Released Tuesday, June 5, 2012

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