Relation between the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program cycle and dietary quality in low-income African Americans in Baltimore, Maryland

Kharmats, Anna; Jones-Smith, Jessica C.; Cheah, Yun Sang; Budd, Nadine; Flamm, Laura; Cuccia, Alison; Mui, Yeeli; Trude, Angela; Gittelsohn, Joel

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“…Among a sample of 244 African American SNAP participants[52], total energy intake and HEI dairy subscale score decreased as time since SNAP distribution (TSSD) increased for participants that received SNAP benefits ≤ 15 days before completing the dietary recall survey. Among participants that received benefits >15 days before taking the survey, total energy, total fat, saturated fat, and protein intake increased as TSSD increased.…”

Section: Nutrition Support Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

2016

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Food insecurity is a major public health concern, and refers to the uncertainty, lack of, or inability to acquire nutritious food in a safe and socially acceptable manner. Food insecurity has been associated with obesity and unhealthy dietary patterns, both of which can have negative health consequences. A review of the current literature revealed an adverse association between food insecurity and dietary patterns is well supported. The association between food insecurity and obesity is strongest for women, with results for men and children being mixed. Evidence for long-term effects is limited due to a lack of longitudinal studies. Results from interventional studies have mostly yielded mixed results, and it is presently unclear how to best help food insecure individuals improve diet and weight.

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Section: Nutrition Support Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

2016

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“…7 Poor and underserved communities experience particularly low FV consumption rates, despite the existence of federal nutrition enhancement programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). [8][9][10] This is especially evident in southern states, such as Louisiana (LA). 7 To address these health disparities, the Institutes of Medicine, USDA, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended nationwide interventions to improve dietary behavior and health outcomes, including the use of farmers' markets (FM) in low-income communities.…”

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Farmers' Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings

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Objective: Farmers’ markets are increasingly being promoted as a means to provide fresh produce to poor and underserved communities. However, farmers’ market (FM) use remains low among low-income patrons. The purpose of our study was to examine FM awareness and use, grocery shopping behaviors, and internet use among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.Design: A descriptive analysis of preliminary data was performed to evaluate quantitative baseline data among SNAP recipients between June and August 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana (N=51). Data were collected via a 42-item online survey that included demographics, internet use, FM awareness and use, health information seeking behaviors and fruit and vegetable purchasing behaviors.Results: Less than half of the survey respondents (n=24) had ever been to a FM. Local grocery stores and Wal-Mart were most used for purchasing fruits and vegetables (88% and 84%, respectively). The most common sources of healthy eating information were Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the internet, frequently accessed via smartphones. More than 80% of participants were not aware that local FMs accepted electronic benefit transfer payments as a form of payment.Conclusion: These results support the incorporation of promotional methodology that combines internet-based mobile technology and existing services (eg, WIC) as a viable strategy to improve farmers’ market use among low-income populations. As most participants were not aware that participating FMs accept electronic benefit transfer payments, this fact should be emphasized in promotional material.Ethn Dis. 2017;27(Suppl 1):295-302; doi:10.18865/ed.27.S1.295.

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“…26 In 244 African-American SNAP participants, a decrease in the diet quality occurred over time since SNAP distribution. 28 Thus, these studies provide evidence of a decline in diet quality from the time of receipt of benefits.…”

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): does receiving assistance impact food choices?

Sachdev¹,

Babaei²,

Freeland‐Graves³

2019

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal program that provides assistance for the purchase of foods to low-income households in the United States. SNAP plays a valuable role in alleviating hunger and food insecurity in poor households; however, one consideration that remains relatively unexplored is the influence of this program on food choices. Food choices are guided by several factors in low-income individuals, including the cost of food, household size, nutrition knowledge, availability of fresh foods in the neighborhood, transportation, and cultural factors. Also, the complex relationship between SNAP participation and food choices is further confounded by the factors of demographics, food insecurity, poverty, and self-selection. There is a lack of quantitative investigations that directly evaluate food choices in SNAP recipients. As a result, this review will focus on summarizing finding from studies that assessed food purchasing patterns, diet quality, and weight gain in SNAP participants. These outcomes may serve as proxy measures to evaluate the food choices made by SNAP participants. In addition, this review discusses many behavioral economic strategies such as reducing the cost of healthy foods, providing monetary benefits for purchase of healthy foods, increasing the SNAP benefits, incentivizing small food retailers to offer more food choices in lowincome neighborhoods, increasing grocery stores and supermarkets in poor neighborhood, and strengthening the SNAP-Ed program; some of which have been previously adopted to promote the selection of healthy foods in SNAP participants. SNAP has the potential to impact food choices in the society, as such longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of any reforms in SNAP benefits or restrictions, which may seem logical but not impact food choices in reality.

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Relation between the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program cycle and dietary quality in low-income African Americans in Baltimore, Maryland

Cited by 39 publications

References 23 publications

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

Farmers' Market Utilization among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Recipients in New Orleans, Louisiana: Preliminary Findings

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