&lt;p&gt;Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): does receiving assistance impact food choices?&lt;/p&gt;

Sachdev, Prageet K; Babaei, Mahsa; Freeland‐Graves, Jeanne H.

doi:10.2147/nds.s177809

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“…In our study of survey respondents from rural Southeast Ohio, we find participating in SNAP within the last three months is associated with higher food security within our matched sample of SNAP participants and similar SNAP nonparticipants. The results are consistent with some previous literature [9][10][11][12][50][51][52]. Our results hold even when we control for shopping frequency or the frequency of receiving free foods.…”

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Food insecurity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Appalachian Ohio

Xu,

Plakias,

Hanks

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Food insecurity and inadequate nutrition are two major challenges that contribute to poor health conditions among U.S. households. Ohioans continue to face food insecurity, and rates of food insecurity in rural Southeast Ohio are higher than the state average. The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the associations between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and food security in rural Ohio, and to explore the association between SNAP participation and fruit/vegetable consumption. We control for food shopping patterns, such as shopping frequency, because previous research reports a significant relationship between shopping patterns and food security. To achieve our purpose, we use novel household-level data on food insecurity and SNAP participation in rural Southeast Ohio, collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that people who experience higher levels of food insecurity than others are more likely to participate in SNAP, though this is likely a function of selection bias. To correct for the bias, we employ the nearest neighbor matching method to match treated (SNAP participant) and untreated (similar SNAP nonparticipant) groups. We find that participating in SNAP increases the probability of being food secure by around 26 percentage points after controlling for primary food shopping patterns. We do not find any significant association between SNAP participation and estimated intake of fruits and vegetables. This study provides policymakers with suggestive evidence that SNAP is associated with food security in rural Southeast Ohio during the pandemic, and what additional factors may mediate these relationships.

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confidence: 93%

Food insecurity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Appalachian Ohio

Xu,

Plakias,

Hanks

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Nine studies assessed participation in nutrition assistance programs; the interactions between SNAP participation, food insecurity, and BMI were examined in a study of 2003–2010 US NHANES ( n = 8333; Nguyen et al, 2015 ). SNAP is previously recognized as food stamps and is the largest federal program in the United States that offers support for the purchase of foods to low‐income US households to alleviate food insecurity (Sachdev et al, 2019 ). In a cross‐sectional study of 7741 adult California Health Interview Survey, SNAP participation was assessed using questions related to receiving food stamp benefits.…”

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A mixed‐method systematic review and meta‐analysis of the influences of food environments and food insecurity on obesity in high‐income countries

Eskandari

Lake

Rose

et al. 2022

Food Science & Nutrition

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“…In Brazil, the main public food safety policy aimed at workers is the WFP [ 16 – 18 , 38 ]. In addition to these, the FEAD programs in Europe [ 22 ] and the SNAP in the United States [ 39 – 42 ] stand out, which are not specific for workers, but whose coverage also serves the working-age population that is in a situation of food and nutritional vulnerability. Some common results have pointed to an association of food assistance programs as FEAD and SNAP with higher BMI, higher WC, and increased prevalence of overweight/obesity, with different effects on men and women, in line with our results.…”

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Participation in a food assistance program and excessive weight gain: an evaluation of the Brazilian Worker’s Food Program in male and female manufacturing workers

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Background Several published studies have reported an association between participation in a food assistance program and greater prevalence of overweight/obesity. Our aim was to compare nutritional status and nutrient consumption between workers from manufacturing companies participant and non-participant in the Brazilian Workers’ Food Program (WFP). Design Cross-sectional survey, based on a probability sample of manufacturing workers in Brazil obtained by stratified two-stage sampling, comparative between WFP and non-WFP participating companies. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and nutrient consumption (24-hour recall) were collected by trained nutritionists. Statistical analysis was done separately in each sex with mixed effects multilevel linear regression model including sampling weights and covariate adjustment. Results Thirty-three companies were randomly selected from all companies in three different economic activity sectors (food and beverages, non-metallic minerals, and textiles) in North-eastern Brazil, with stratification by company size, and a random sample of 929 workers (484 from non-WFP and 445 from WFP companies) was obtained from those companies. In males, the WFP group had higher BMI (+ 1.08 kg/m2, p < 0.001), greater WC (+ 3.27 cm, p < 0.001) and greater prevalence of obesity (OR 1.67, p < 0.001). In females, no statistical significant differences were observed in anthropometric parameters, but the WFP group had lower prevalence of obesity (OR 0.49, p = 0.05). Among workers in companies that provide lunch, males from WFP companies have greater consumption of carbohydrates (+ 39.5 kcal, p = 0.02) and protein (+ 11.1 kcal, p = 0.08), while females have lower protein consumption (− 14.2 kcal, p = 0.04) and also lower total daily consumption of carbohydrates (− 59.3 Kcal, p = 0.05) and total lipids (− 14.2 Kcal, p = 0.04). Conclusions Participation in the WFP is associated with increased BMI and WC among male workers; however, this association was not found in females. Compared to the non-WFP group, in the WFP group, males have greater consumption of carbohydrates and protein at lunch, while women have lower protein intake. These results indicate the need that proposals for public policies aimed to the improvement of the nutritional status of populations take into consideration the different effects of food assistance programs in males and females.

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<p>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): does receiving assistance impact food choices?</p>

Cited by 4 publications

References 83 publications

Food insecurity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Appalachian Ohio

Food insecurity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Appalachian Ohio

A mixed‐method systematic review and meta‐analysis of the influences of food environments and food insecurity on obesity in high‐income countries

Participation in a food assistance program and excessive weight gain: an evaluation of the Brazilian Worker’s Food Program in male and female manufacturing workers

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