Yet initiative’s goal is promoting good nutrition MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Contrary to its goal of promoting good nutrition, a U.S. food-assistance program spends billions of dollars each year on unhealthy, sugar-sweetened drinks, according to a new study. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as Food Stamps — pays at...

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High intake may lead to rise in blood pressure, especially in overweight children By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Like most adults in the United States, many American children are getting too much salt in their diets, a new study says. And, as in adults, that extra sodium might be increasing...

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Urban white women are most likely to check for nutritional content SUNDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — People — particularly women — who read food labels while they grocery shop are thinner than people who don’t, a new study finds. Women who checked nutritional labels weighed what amounted to nearly 9 pounds less than those...

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