About 23% of food stamp dollars go to purchase items like soda, candy, desserts and salty snacks. That contributes to higher obesity rates.

The Health secretary's push to approve state-level restrictions is irritating some Agriculture officials who see it as ...

The Trump Administration is looking to ban the purchase of junk food with SNAP benefits, which would add to the list of items ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...

SNAP benefits—commonly known as "food stamps"—are administered nationwide to low- and no-income households that would otherwise struggle to afford groceries. In 2023, the program served an average of ...

A proposal to end federal subsidies of unhealthy junk food ... of food stamp dollars are used to buy foods such as sweetened beverages, candy, desserts, and salty snacks. Not surprisingly, adults ...

A bill that would lead to a prohibition on “junk food” purchases with SNAP benefits in Tennessee has been put on ice for the ...

On the surface, a proposed Texas law makes all the sense in the world. According to Fox News, Texas Senate Bill 379 would ...

Nevertheless, many in our society see those on public assistance and those who receive food stamps ... not unlike heart disease and cancer. It simply makes no sense for the government to pay for ...