A dozen states are banning people from buying sodas and some sugary snacks using federal food assistance. The effort is part ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, helps millions of families in the United States buy basic food Each year, the federal governmen ...

At least 12 states have received federal approval to restrict recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

A child cannot flourish on Twinkies, candy and soda alone. Sadly, the state and negligent parents allow too many to try it.

Columnist Pat Beall writes that recent exhortations from some Republicans to Make America Healthy Again seem a touch ...

So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

The vast majority of Americans do not want their tax dollars to subsidize sugary drinks, undermining public health in the ...

A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has raised alarm bells by projecting that a large number of US citizens will stop receiving food stamps from the SNAP pro ...

Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.

Governor Lee’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how quickly the new rules would take effect if ...

The states were granted waivers from HHS to restrict the kinds of foods residents can purchase with SNAP benefits.