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Food & Nutrition Assistance

About 1 in 5 Americans participates in at least one of USDA's 15 food assistance programs at some point during the year, and Federal outlays for these programs account for over half of USDA's total budget. ERS studies and evaluates many aspects of these programs, including their outcomes and effects on vulnerable populations, their operations and integrity, their role in food security, and their relationship with the general economy.


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Can Food Stamps Do More To Improve Food Choices? An Economic Perspective—Food stamp recipients, like other Americans, struggle with nutrition problems associated with choice of foods, as well as amounts. This series of Economic Information Bulletins compiles evidence to help answer the question of whether the Food Stamp Program can do more to improve the food choices of participants.

Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 4, Executive Summary of the Literature Review—provides a summary of a comprehensive review and synthesis of published research on the impact of USDA's domestic food and nutrition assistance programs on participants' nutrition and health outcomes. The outcome measures reviewed include food expenditures, household nutrient availability, dietary intake, and other related outcome measures.

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