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.
Released Tuesday, June 5, 2012
See
http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June12/Features/SNAPBenefits.htm
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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http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/june12/
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