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Federal Nutrition Program Revisions Impact Low-income Households’ Food Purchases

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) required major revisions to food packages in 2009. This study examines associations between WIC revisions and nutritional profiles of packaged food purchases from 2008 to 2014 among 4,537 low-income households with preschoolers in the U.S. using Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel data. Among WIC households, More

Keywords: Nutrition standards, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: March 2018

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Nutrition Policy & Programs

Studying the Nutritional Profile of Packaged Food Purchases under the Revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

This will be the first systematic study to quantify on a national scale how the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package changes, which were made in 2009 and finalized in 2014, relate to packaged food purchases (PFP) before and after these changes were made. The changes were intended More

Keywords: Fruits and vegetables, Nutrition standards, Snacks, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Date: December 2015

Resource Type: Grant Summary