TY  - JOUR
T1  - Opportunities to reduce childhood hunger and obesity: Restructuring the supplemental nutrition assistance program (the food stamp program)
AU  - Ludwig DS, Blumenthal SJ, Willett WC
Y1  - 2012/12/26
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.45420
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2567
EP  - 2568
VL  - 308
IS  - 24
N2  - 
Childhood is a time of substantial nutritional needs. However, many children in low-income families do not consume adequate amounts of nutritious foods for optimal physical development, cognitive performance, and psychological well-being. The pending reauthorization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), a $75 billion annual federal food assistance program, provides a critical opportunity to improve the nutritional health of its 46.6 million recipients, nearly half of whom are children.1

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.45420
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.45420
ER  -