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Capacity development in food and nutrition in central and Eastern Europe : a decade of achievements

Gurinovic, Mirjana; Milesevic, Jelena; Zekovic, Milica; … - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 96 (2020), pp. 1-9

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Improving Health Through Nutrition Research: An Overview of the U.S. Nutrition Research System

Toole, Andrew; Kuchler, Fred - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2015

This report explores the structure and function of the U.S. nutrition research system, with an emphasis on trends in … Federal support. It describes how nutrition research is used, especially for nutrition education and communication, but also … for regulation and food assistance. The report uses the Human Nutrition Research Information Management database …

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Publishing Nutrition Research: A Review of Epidemiologic Methods.

Bruemmer, Barbara; Harris, Jeffrey; Gleason, Phil; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

The use of epidemiologic research designs and analytical methods is common in nutrition research, as researchers seek …

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Economic Linkages Between the WIC Program and the Farm Sector

Hanson, Kenneth; Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2009

In fiscal 2008, the $4.6 billion of food purchased with vouchers from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) generated $1.3 billion in farm revenue. Because WIC participants would have purchased some of these foods with their own money in the absence of...

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THE 2005 GULF COAST HURRICANES' EFFECT ON FOOD STAMP PROGRAM CASELOADS AND BENEFITS ISSUED

Hanson, Kenneth; Oliveira, Victor - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

In fall 2005, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma devastated areas along much of the Gulf Coast resulting in large increases in food stamp caseloads and benefits issued. In November 2005, the number of people receiving food stamps reached a record 29.7 million, or about 4 million more...

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--Making Healthy Food Choices Easier: Ideas From Behavioral Economics

Mancino, Lisa; Andrews, Margaret S. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

With obesity the most prevalent nutrition problem facing Americans at all economic levels, promoting diets that provide adequate nutrition without too many calories has become an important objective for the Food Stamp Program. Findings from behavioral economics suggest innovative, low-cost ways...

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective

Guthrie, Joanne F.; Andrews, Margaret S.; Frazao, Elizabeth - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices...

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Food Spending Patterns of Low-Income Households: Will Increasing Purchasing Power Result in Healthier Food Choices?

Frazao, Elizabeth; Andrews, Margaret S.; Smallwood, David M. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

The Food Stamp Program provides benefits that low-income households can use to purchase food in grocery stores. The rise in obesity has raised the question of whether food stamp participants would purchase more healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, if food stamp benefits were higher....

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective--Higher Cost of Food in Some Areas May Affect Food Stamp Households' Ability To Make Healthy Food Choices

Nord, Mark; Hopwood, Heather - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

The cost of “enough food,” estimated from the amount that low- and medium-income households in a geographic area report needing to spend to just meet their food needs, differs substantially across States and among metropolitan areas. In areas with high food costs, many food-stamp recipients...

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Can Food Stamps Do More to Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective-Stretching the Food Stamp Dollar: Regional Price Differences Affect Affordability of Food

Leibtag, Ephraim S. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007

Significant regional differences in food prices affect how far food stamp benefits can go toward enhancing the diet of low-income consumers in a given region. In regions where average food prices exceed the national average, food stamp benefits may not provide the same level of coverage as the...

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