Are SNAP recipients fatter?

[JGalt]

I posed this question actually knowing what the answer was going to be. Of course they're fatter. Why wouldn't they be?


Yes, SNAP recipients are more likely to be obese than similar-income nonrecipients. Studies have shown that SNAP benefits, which are often associated with increased food consumption, do not necessarily lead to healthier diets. In fact, some research indicates that SNAP recipients may consume more unhealthy foods, including sugary drinks and processed meats, than those without assistance. This suggests that while SNAP provides food assistance, it may not effectively promote healthier eating habits among its participants.
Cato Institute+1

https://www.cato.org/blog/snap-obesity

Yes. Working a register at a convenience store, I can attest to this: SNAP recipients for the most part are plumpers.

 

[Woodznutz]

Yes. Working a register at a convenience store, I can attest to this: SNAP recipients for the most part are plumpers.

You probably know right away when they waddle into the store, eyes glazed and out of breath.

 

[JGalt]

You probably know right away when they waddle into the store, eyes glazed and out of breath.

They like to hang out by the soda fountains, much like fat gazelles and hippos lounging around a pool of water in the African bush.

 

[leftwinger]

SNAP is a cash giveaway program disguised as nutritional assistance.

Chock full of Fraud like most programs. File in 5 states. Sell the benefits.

 

[airplanemechanic]

It is also interesting that in the majority of articles and videos about the SNAP program shoppers are almost always pictured shopping in the produce aisle, where the most expensive and least nutritious per dollar foods are located. Meat, dairy, and egg displays are rarely shown. This is the USDA's and other conspirators' way of subtly directing SNAP customers to the most expensive foods, for the benefit of the growers of those products. Nutrition per food dollar is of no interest to them as the program provides a rich harvest for them by overfunding the SNAP recipients.

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Ok since when is produce less nutritious than processed foods? Per dollar? Per pound? Per anything?

Produce is the most nutritious food in the store.

 

[Woodznutz]

Ok since when is produce less nutritious than processed foods? Per dollar? Per pound? Per anything?

Produce is the most nutritious food in the store.

You would have to figure that out for yourself by building your own diet using all the available foods and calculating the best nutrition per dollar spent. Produce would be the last thing on my shopping list. In fact, I can meet all of my nutritional needs without setting foot in the produce aisle, and more cheaply.

 

[dudmuck]

SNAP is a cash giveaway program disguised as nutritional assistance.