Food stamps, food costs, nuctrient availbility, and nutrient intake

Maintaining Food and Nutrition Security in the United States with Welfare Reform

“…It was established in the 1960s to increase the food purchasing power, nutrient intake, and ultimately the health of poor families. Numerous researchers have demonstrated positive effects of the FSP on household food expenditures, nutrient availability, and nutritional status (Basiotis et al 1987;Devaney, Haines, and Moffitt;Fraker). Diets of the poor improved markedly between 1965-6 and 1977-8, a period that marked the nationwide expansion of the FSP Research by Cronin and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) documented that the lower intake of nutrients in low-income households in the mid 1960s was not apparent in the later 1977-8 survey.…”

Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Dietary Status: An Appraisal

“…Several studies (Basiotis et al 1983(Basiotis et al , 1986Davis et al 1982b;Johnson, Burt, and Morgan;Morgan et al 1985b;Neenan and Davis;Sanderson;Smallwood and Blaylock) have shown money income to have a positive and significant impact on food expenditure. However, Gallo, Salathe, and Boehm and Salathe and Buse have provided information showing that money income has a significant impact (positively or negatively) depending on the characteristics of households.…”

“…Food stamp income has been shown to have a positive effect on food expenditures (Basiotis et al 1983(Basiotis et al , 1986Davis et al 1982b;Davis and Neenan;Johnson, Burt, and Morgan;Salathe;Sanderson). Studies by Basiotis et al (1986) Yoder reported a negative impact.…”

“…Food stamp income has been shown to have a positive effect on food expenditures (Basiotis et al 1983(Basiotis et al , 1986Davis et al 1982b;Davis and Neenan;Johnson, Burt, and Morgan;Salathe;Sanderson). Studies by Basiotis et al (1986) Yoder reported a negative impact. Alternatively, Akin et aI., who studied the elderly population, indicated that a Food Stamp Program (FSP) participant had higher predicted consumption of food energy and all nutrients investigated than did a nonparticipant with identical characteristics.…”

“…Food stamp bonus income is a "semi-in-kind" income transfer affecting food quality and income. The food stamp bonus increased household discretionary income, which was used to meet nonfood needs or food needs (Adrian and Daniel;Basiotis et al 1986;Davis and Neenan;Johnson, Burt, and Morgan;Lane;Neenan and Davis;West and Price). Morgan et al (1985b) showed that food stamp participants allocated significantly lower proportions of total food dollars to fruits and bread than eligible nonparticipants.…”