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Experts Debate Food Stamp Revision

Experts Debate Food Stamp Revision IF POOR PEOPLE can't buy enough food to eat, let them eat food supplements. So says a bill before Congress that would allow those who receive food stamps to use them for buying vitamins and minerals. While supported by the food supplement industry and a minority of nutrition experts, the move to change the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Stamp Program is opposed by many health leaders and organizations that monitor hunger in the nation's children. Among the opposition are the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association (AHA), USDA, and Food Research and Action Center, a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating hunger and under-nutrition in the United States. Proponents of House bill HR 1997 (formerly HR 236)—which seeks to amend the definition of food in the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include vitamin and mineral supplements—argue that, in the interest of better health, poor people should http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Experts Debate Food Stamp Revision

JAMA , Volume 274 (10) – Sep 13, 1995

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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1995.03530100015004
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Abstract

IF POOR PEOPLE can't buy enough food to eat, let them eat food supplements. So says a bill before Congress that would allow those who receive food stamps to use them for buying vitamins and minerals. While supported by the food supplement industry and a minority of nutrition experts, the move to change the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Stamp Program is opposed by many health leaders and organizations that monitor hunger in the nation's children. Among the opposition are the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association (AHA), USDA, and Food Research and Action Center, a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to eliminating hunger and under-nutrition in the United States. Proponents of House bill HR 1997 (formerly HR 236)—which seeks to amend the definition of food in the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include vitamin and mineral supplements—argue that, in the interest of better health, poor people should

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 13, 1995

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