Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Federal programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been boosting food security for Americans in need for decades. New research suggests that pairing education with this financial assistance could ...
Feb 5, 2024
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Current participation rates in the US federal Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by licensed child care centers point to program underutilization and unequal access, according to the first nationwide analysis of data ...
Nov 6, 2023
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A monthly average of more than 6 million U.S. women, infants and young children received benefits in 2022 from the nutrition program known as WIC.
Oct 5, 2023
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Frailty leaves older adults especially vulnerable—and increases their stays in hospital—which underlines the importance of a self-managed exercise and nutrition program that Flinders University is developing to help reduce ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as "food insecurity," this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits—previously called ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Early results from a University of Toronto stakeholder study on school food programs find that parents and caregivers in the Greater Toronto Area are concerned about limited access to current programs and the ability of schools ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Despite the heightened poverty and unemployment seen when the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, many low-income U.S. children did not experience a decline in their emotional and mental health, we found in a new study.
Mar 27, 2023
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Older adults living with food insecurity are more likely to experience malnutrition, depression and physical limitations that affect how they live. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federally ...
Feb 17, 2023
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