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 to improve the diet quality of food stamp participants without restricting …

, diet quality, and health of program participants. This brief discusses the FSNE program, how it operates, and how it has …The Food Stamp Nutrition Education (FSNE) component of the Food Stamp Program is intended to improve the food choices … grown over time. The brief also considers the challenges of nutrition education in general and discusses the research and …

of much debate. Improved evaluation of the nutrition and health effects of the program would be of use to program and …Currently, the effects of the Food Stamp Program on the food choices and diet quality of participants are the subject …

measures, we find that impulsivity increases caloric intake, and that restraint decreases intake. Furthermore, the effect of … impulsivity and restraint is more pronounced at the upper end of the calorie distribution. Thus, individuals already consuming …'s decision to diet, when allowed to vary with behavioral measures, bears no unique significance on caloric intake. Our results …

Studies in the area of health economics and public health have shown that low socioeconomic status (SES) and poverty … are related to lower levels of health. Attempts to explain these differences have often made reference to the observation … that poor health behaviours cluster in low SES respectively poverty groups. However, relatively little attention has been …

This study examines the relationship between the use of modern food retailers and health outcomes, using data from a … survey of 1180 urban households in Indonesia. The dependent variables include adult and child body-mass index (BMI) and the … significant relationship between use of supermarkets and adult nutrition measures. On the other hand, there is mixed evidence for …

Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well … through food stamp bonuses or restrictions. It also examines other approaches to changing food choices, including nutrition … choices and health outcomes remains a challenge. …